KARACHI, Nov 21: The Karachi Golf Club (KGC) has finally overcome its long-standing water problem by setting up a wastewater reservoir and treatment plant at a cost of Rs30 million. The project completed recently is being tested and would soon be commissioned, says official information.

It says work on the project started in Nov last year and was completed in April. The work on electrical fitting was completed two months back.

The ponds were tested and the snags rectified. The regular irrigation started from new pump with the help of newly installed 275 KVA diesel generators.

The aerators have also been tested along with BOD levels from pump suction pit, which are also found satisfactory. However, efforts are under way to resolve main supply to link up new pump house with II KV HT line with SRE Majeed-KESC feeder.

The essential parameters of the project are water storage of 5.5 million gallons and irrigation with National Environmental Quality Standard (NEQS) water.

For the last several years, the KGC has been experiencing shortage of water, disruption of electricity at three pump houses and high cost of repairs to maintain old irrigation pipes and depleted pumps.

The matter was under active consideration of managing committees for months and years. Navy had also informed that Pir Bokhari pumping station would have to be closed as it was out of Golf club area.

The committee, however, opted to establish a new plant instead of reviving the Mahmoodabad treatment plant.