ISLAMABAD: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on Wednesday organised a media exposure visit to its groundwater recharge and rainwater harvesting project at Kachnar Park in Sector I-8, presenting it as an innovative solution to urban flooding and declining groundwater levels in the capital.

Journalists from print, electronic, and digital media visited the site to observe the initiative, which has been developed in collaboration with WaterAid and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR).

The project demonstrated how nature-based solutions could address two major urban challenges: managing monsoon flooding and restoring depleted aquifers.

Speaking to the media, IWMI’s Strategic Programme Director for Water, Food and Ecosystems, Dr Mohsin Hafeez, explained that the system captures rainwater runoff and channels it into underground aquifers through a scientifically designed recharge well.

Published in Dawn, June 25th, 2026