KARAK: The Public Health Engineering Department has started survey for construction of six water filtration plants in Karak city to resolve the problem of drinking water shortage. The project would cost Rs100 million.

This was stated by local PHED official Mushtaq Khan while talking to mediapersons here on Thursday. He said that the main filtration plant would be established near Karak Sar and five other small plants would be set up in Karak city to ensure availability of drinking water to the residents.

He said that solar systems were being installed on eight supply schemes to provide sufficient drinking water to the residents of Karak city. He said that the main filtration plant would filter 100,000 gallons water in an hour.

Mr Mushtaq said that the drinking water problem of the Karak residents would be resolved once and for all.

Meanwhile, residents of Rehmatabad, Surdag and other adjacent localities demanded reconstruction of Karak-Bannu road, saying it was dangerous and unfit for use. A group of people led by former district president of Khattak Ittehad told a press conference here on Thursday that it was the main trade route between Karak and Bannu districts.

They said that the road had been uprooted and could not be used for traffic anymore. They threatened agitation if the government did not announce a project for reconstruction of the road within a week.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2017