Dumlottee-DHA water project launched at Rs14b

The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has been tasked with executing the scheme.Under the project, water drawn from Dumlottee will be filtered before being pumped through an 800mm HDPE transmission main to a DHA reservoir.

Officials said the system would have a capacity of 10 million gallons per day.Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Nasir Shah said the provincial government had allocated Rs14 billion for the long-awaited project.

He described the scheme as part of the government's development agenda and expressed confidence that the FWO would complete it ahead of schedule.Mayor Wahab said the project would benefit millions of DHA residents, adding that similar promises had been made in the past but had not materialised.Project Director Colonel (retd) Arshad said the scheme would include integrated filtration and pumping infrastructure and a centralised SCADA system to monitor the network….

He said the new piped supply was aimed at reducing DHA's reliance on water tankers and improving the reliability and quality of water supplied to the area.

Dumlottee-DHA water project launched at Rs14b Updated 29 minutes ago Scheme to supply 10 million gallons daily, reduce reliance on tankers.