The government of Japan completed the project for the installation of seven water filtration plants in Karachi, worth $90,952 (approximately Rs 7.7 million) in collaboration with Al-Khidmat Foundation under the scheme of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), on July 20, 2011.
The inauguration ceremony took place at a local hotel, with the presence of the Consul General of Japan, Masaharu Sato. The grant has been utilised for the distribution of purified water to residents who suffer from contaminated water and water-borne diseases and difficulty in access to reasonable drinking water. Inviting international and local NGOs and businesspersons, Niamatullah Khan, the President of Al-Khidmat Foundation celebrated the philanthropic efforts of Japan and the Pakistani NGO.
To achieve its objective to improve sanitation and human health conditions in communities, Japanese government and the NGO had agreed and signed on this carefully selected project for seven sites throughout the city on July 12, 2010, and since then both parties have made endeavours to set up water purification plants to diminish the cost of drinkable water and threat of water-borne diseases, and raise living standard in less privileged communities.
The government of Japan strongly believes that this support from the people of Japan in the essential field of development will strengthen the present amicable relationship between Japan and Pakistan.
At the ceremony, Masaharu Sato, the Consul General of Japan, said that the implementation of this project will surely be a driving force for spreading better health conditions in Karachi, and that it will be inspiring to see the residents enjoy better standards of living.-PR