KARACHI: Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that 87 per cent work for the construction of a new canal to supply water from the Hub Dam to Karachi has been completed.

He said that by August 2025, 100 million gallons per day (MDG) water will be supplied to the citizens through this canal.

Inspecting the site of the new canal project at the Hub Dam on Tuesday, the mayor said that the current canal supplying water from the Hub Dam to Karachi was 45 to 46 years old, and due to leakage and seepage, the supply of 100 MGDs of water was not possible.

Therefore, he said, the provincial government planned to construct a new canal from the Hub Dam to Karachi to quickly resolve the city’s water shortage issues. “Not only will the construction of the new canal ensure the supply of 100 million MGD water to Karachi, the old canal will also be repaired to provide additional water to various areas of the city, he said.

He mentioned that the earthworks for the new canal from the Hub Dam had been almost completed, and now the project was rapidly moving towards completion.

He congratulated the staff working on the Hub Canal project and said they should continue to work with the same dedication to complete this task.

On this occasion, Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the City Council, Dil Muhammad, Jumman Darwan and other leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party were also present.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2024