LAHORE: A rainwater harvesting tank will be constructed at Gulberg by the Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA).

At a briefing, Executive Director Riaz Hussain said the Kalma Chowk Underpass water storage tank is not big enough to hold the additional 14 cusecs of rainwater from the two new barrels.

At Saint Mary’s Park in Gulberg, the tank will have a capacity to hold 300,000 gallons of water.

The water will be purified and utilised again for horticulture and park irrigation.

He claimed the tank would prevent flooding and other problems related to water waste, soil erosion and water contamination.

The storage would serve as a source of water in an emergency and would be crucial to raising groundwater levels.

He claimed the Parks and Horticulture Authority had granted the PCBDDA clearance to build the water storage tank. The cost of the tank is Rs30.8 million.

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2022