RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department has constituted a procurement committee for the Daducha Dam Surface Water Treatment Plant and Water Supply System project.

The three-member committee will oversee the project’s tenders and bidding process.

A notification has been issued under the directives of Housing Secretary Noorul Amin Mengal. According to the notification, the project director will serve as the committee’s convener, while the superintending engineer of Public Health Engineering Rawalpindi circle and the deputy director (P&D) of Wasa Punjab will act as members.

The committee will ensure that procurement processes are transparent, compliant with regulations and completed expeditiously. It will approve eligibility criteria and bidding documents in line with the rules, evaluate received tenders and proposals in accordance with PPRA rules, and ensure transparency in the project’s technical and financial matters.

An official stated that the total cost of Daducha Dam scheme was Rs36 billion. The mega project will supply 35 million gallons of clean water daily to the residents of Rawalpindi.

Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2026