ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved the Greater Karachi Water Supply project to be completed by 2023 at a cost of Rs126 billion
The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin here in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Makhdoom Khusroo Bakhtiar, Adviser to PM on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, and other senior officers attended the meeting.
During the meeting, ECNEC approved several development projects including Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K-IV, 260 MGD Phase –I at a revised cost of Rs126 billion.
Initially, the project was approved with an original capacity of 260 MGD in 2014 to be executed by Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Govt of Sindh. Later the project was revised and included in Karachi Transportation Plan (KTP) with the same 260 MGD capacity.
At an estimated cost of Rs 130 billion, it also sanctioned four key Punjabi roadways. These consist of Layyah Road, Chowk Azam, Kamalia, and Shorkot.
The second route goes from Bhawalnagar to Hasilpur. According to him, the fourth route is from Jhang to Shorkot, and the third route is from Vehari, Pakpattan, Depalpur.
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