Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI:The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Rawalpindi is expected to complete laying the remaining 600 metres of a 36-inch diameter pipeline on the Sixth Road within a week, marking a key milestone in the DREAMS-1 project to enhance the city’s water supply.WASA Rawalpindi Managing Director Muhammad Saleem Ashraf on Thursday said the total pipeline length from Rawal Dam was 9.6 kilometres, of which seven kilometres had already been installed.“The work on the remaining 600-metre section on Sixth Road faced challenges due to dense population and heavy traffic, but these obstacles have now been overcome,” he added, assuring that the work would be completed within a week.The WASA MD said the project “forms part of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision to provide clean drinking water to Rawalpindi’s residents.”He apologised for the inconvenience caused during the project’s execution and said its completion would help resolve the city’s long-standing water supply issues.
