KARACHI, Jan 23: The standing committee on the K-3, 100mgd (million gallons daily) additional water supply project for Karachi met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development, Sindh, Shahzado Shaikh.

Various aspects and techniques, besides supply of pipes from the defunct KDA’s pipe factory for the project, were discussed in the meeting. Instructions were also issued for timely supply of pipes through the city government.

It was decided that in order to keep a watch on quality of the PRCC pipes, an engineer of the KWSB would be posted at the KDA pipe factory.

The meeting stressed the need for repair of seepage at different projects to stop wastage, along with water supply project to benefit the citizens.

The K-3 water project, at an estimated cost of Rs6 billion, will be completed in the year 2004.

The meeting was attended by MD, KWSB, Brig Behram Khan; KWSB Chief Engineer Asrar Zaidi; Chief, Planning and Development Division, Government of Pakistan, Shahid Iqbal Rana; Additional Secretary Finance Division, Nargis Ghillo, and other officials.—PPI/APP