Rawalpindi:Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Salman Ghani directed the installation of high-precision water meters and said that a modern metering system is necessary for accurate determination of actual water consumption, prevention of water wastage and transparent distribution.
Grey water should be used for horticulture and green areas and rain harvesting tanks should be constructed and recharge wells should be installed to save rainwater. He issued these instructions in a meeting held at the Commissioner’s Office Rawalpindi yesterday regarding the supply and fair distribution of water from Dadhucha Dam to Rawalpindi. Director Development Syed Nazarat Ali Shah, MD WASA Azizullah Khan, officers and representatives of Cantonment Boards, Housing, Irrigation Department and other relevant departments participated in the meeting.
The proposed system of water supply to Rawalpindi from Dadhucha Dam, water availability, current distribution and future needs were reviewed in detail in the meeting. It was informed in the briefing on the occasion that WASA is providing water to the population in Rawalpindi. The amount of water to be supplied is 72 million gallons per day and the available water at present is 51 million gallons per day.
WASA gets this water from Rawal Dam, Khanpur Dam and tube wells. After the Dadhucha Dam is operational, Rawalpindi will get about 35 million gallons per day, out of which WASA will get 15 million gallons per day while 20 million gallons will be given to Cantonment Boards and DHA.
This large portion of water will be used effectively to meet the needs of drinking water and domestic water in different areas of Rawalpindi. The Commissioner said that water is the basic need of the people and it is our collective responsibility to ensure the conservation and effective use of water. Providing clean and abundant water to the citizens is among the top priorities of the government, for which the government will take all possible steps.
The Commissioner directed that all the relevant institutions should work under a coordinated strategy to ensure fair and transparent distribution of water and an effective monitoring system for water use should be developed. The Commissioner also ordered the installation of high-precision water meters. He directed that a modern metering system is necessary for accurate determination of actual water consumption, prevention of water wastage and transparent distribution. He also directed to use grey water for horticulture and green areas. The Commissioner directed to construct rain harvesting tanks and install recharge wells to conserve rainwater.
It was decided in the meeting that a technical team comprising the relevant departments would conduct a detailed review of the Dadhucha Dam and the proposed water distribution system and submit its recommendations regarding water transmission, pipeline network, metering, distribution points and other technical matters. All available resources would be utilized to improve water supply to the citizens of Rawalpindi.
