KARACHI, June 4: Work on laying a 7,000 foot-long water pipeline under the sea to provide potable water to residents of Shams Pir island in UC-4 of Keamari Town started on Sunday.

Keamari Town Nazim Humayun Khan inaugurated Rs1.4 million project under which a pipeline would be laid from Younusabad to Shams Pir island. The project will provide 60,000 gallons daily water to area. For the first time in the country’s history, P-pipes that are capable to bear pressure of water undersea is being used in this project.

Speaking on the occasion, Town Nazim Humayun Khan said the scheduled time of the project completion was two months but with the efforts of local people it would be completed in a week.

Town Naib Nazim Amir Hamza, UC-4 Nazim Muhammad Hanif and others were also present.—PPI