ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Ministry of WaterResources and Planning Division to formulate a comprehensive plan forundertaking urban water schemes in all major cities on priority basis.
Chairing a briefing on Ministry of Water Resources in Islamabad onWednesday, he said the plan must be formulated in coordination withprovincial governments with delineated timelines.
The Prime Minister directed that federal and Punjab government shouldimmediately start water supply schemes in Islamabad and Rawalpindirespectively.
He said a comprehensive plan along with a legislative framework should beworked out for ensuring maximum utilization of the surface water andreversing the existing trend of unabated pumping of groundwater.
The Prime Minister was informed that the current water storage capacity ofaround 13.7 million acre feet is far below the international standards andneeds to be enhanced on priority basis.
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He was also briefed about the progress on various development projects andconstruction of small, medium and large dams.
Discussing the obstacles in construction of Dasu dam, the Prime Ministerdirected that the issue of acquisition of land and settlement with itsaffectees should be resolved on priority basis in consultation withgovernment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and taking into account legitimate demandsof the affectees.
