Punjab authorises a significant Rawalpindi water supply project

The Punjab government has approved a significant project to build a surface water treatment plant and water supply system at Dadocha Dam in order to supply Rawalpindi inhabitants with safe and clean drinking water.

When the project is finished, Rawalpindi city and the cantonment areas will receive an extra 35 million gallons of water every day. The project is expected to be finished by December 2029 and is expected to cost Rs36 billion.

The Rawalpindi commissioner claims that the supply system will receive an additional 35 million gallons of clean water per day from Dadocha Dam, giving locals access to safe and clean drinking water. The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) will work on the transmission line and water supply network once the dam is finished.

The Punjab Irrigation Department is in charge of the construction of Dadocha Dam, which is 92 percent finished. By December 2029, however, the water filtration plant, the distribution network for water supplies between the city and cantonment areas, and the 28-kilometer transmission line from the dam to Rawalpindi will be finished.

The Punjab government will cover Rs. 18 billion of the project’s costs associated with Rawalpindi city. The remaining Rs. 18 billion in costs for the cantonment area will be decided upon at a Punjab Cabinet meeting, and either the Punjab government or the federal government is anticipated to foot the bill.