US $100 Mln Approved For Karachi Water, Sewerage Project

Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in its meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtiar approved US $ 100 million for the phase-I of the World Bank-funded Karachi Water Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP)

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th May, 2019 ) :Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in its meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtiar approved US $ 100 million for the phase-I of the World Bank-funded Karachi Water Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP).

The meeting of the CDWP was held in Islamabad, said a statement issued by Karachi Water and Sewerage board (KW&SB) here on Thursday.

The KWSSIP includes three components Reforms, Investments and Project Management Studies while US $ 100 million are approved for bringing improvement in water supply and sewerage system of Karachi.

The meeting of CDWP was attended by different Members Planning Commission Government of Pakistan, Chairperson P&D Board Madam Naheed Siddiqui, Managing Director KWSB Asadullah Khan, Deputy Managing Director Planning KW&SB Ayub Shaikh, Director Investment KWSSIP Shakeel Qureshi and Deputy Director Investment KWSSIP Asif Ali Khan.