KP proposes Rs107bn water supply project for Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has proposed clean drinking water supply project for Peshawar from the under construction Mohmand Dam.

However, the project will cost Rs107 billion, therefore, the provincial government has asked the central for financial support.

According to KP Local Government Department sources, a plan to supply clean water from Mohmand Dam to Peshawar has been sent to Islamabad stating that the estimated cost of the project is Rs107.55 billion.

According to sources, it is not possible from provincial government to fund the project from its own resources due to which the federation has been requested for financial support.

It has been requested to include the project in the proposed Public Sector Development Program of the Fiscal Year 2022-23, i.e. the development program of the Federal Government so that all the expenses incurred on it would be borne by the Federal Government or both the Provincial and central Governments.

Another plan has also been proposed to supply water from Jabba Dam to Hayatabad and Khyber while for the rest of Peshawar, clean water will be provided from the under construction Mohmand Dam.