RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: The Punjab government has provided Rs34.757 million to the Rawalpindi Tehsil Municipal Administration for initiating water projects in order to end the growing shortage in the city, official sources told Dawn.

The amount has been provided under the Drought Emergency Relief Assistance (DERA) Programme. As many as eight water projects will be launched with DERA funds.

A water supply scheme will be initiated in Khokharabad Dhoke Nussah Defence Colony at a cost of Rs3.3 million; a scheme in Nai Abadi Dhoke Gangal at a cost of Rs2.656 million; a scheme in Al- Noor Colony at a cost of Rs1.989 million and in Professor Colony at a cost of Rs2.469 million. Similarly, a water supply scheme will be started in Shaheen Town at Rs2.203 million, in Banda Nagial at a cost of Rs4.783 million and in Shahpur Syedian at a cost of Rs1.669 million.

Other schemes under the DERA programme are rural water supply scheme in new Mangrial Town for which Rs2.767 million has been fixed; installation of a tubewell in Maira Mohra Union Council 102, Basali at a cost of Rs4.908 million; installation of a tubewell in union council 102 in Basali Sofian for Rs3.103 million and rehabilitation of water supply scheme in Hayat Sharif at a cost of Rs4.810 million.