HYDERABAD, Jan 27: A foreign-funded project on capacity building for water management in urban areas has been launched at the National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (NCEAC) University of Sindh.

For the three-year research project, funds to the tune of $70,000 will be provided by the British Consulate. The project is jointly developed by the NCEAC, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology and Sindh Agriculture University in collaboration with the Exeter University, UK.

A meeting in this regard was held at the NCEAC on Saturday which was attended by Dr David Bulter and Dr Fayaz A. Memon of the Exeter University, NCEAC Director Dr M. Iqbal Bhangar, Dr Rasool Bux Mahar and Professor A. K. Ansari of the MUET and Professor Saleh Soomro of the SAU.

The research project aims at treatment and re-use of grey water in urban areas. Grey water is waste water from bathrooms and sinks in buildings which goes down the drain. Under the project, grey water can be recycled and safely reused for plantation. The project will be helpful in view of water shortage prevailing in the cities.