Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday inaugurated a test commissioning service of the water supply project, which has been completed at a cost of Rs 6 billion. The project was launched with the assistance of France, which provided Rs 4 million as a soft grant. Under the project, 15 million gallons of clean water will be provided to the citizens.
Speaking on the occasion, Sanaullah said that the water supply project was a gift of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for the citizens of Faisalabad, which would ensure provision of clean drinking water to the major population of the city. He said that the CM Punjab would inaugurate the project very soon and announce the second phase of the project, which would be completed within two years at a cost of Rs 16 billion. "The entire population of the city will get clean drinking water after completion of the second phase," he added.
He congratulated the entire team of Wasa for successful completion of the important mega project. Vice-Chairman, Wasa, Mian Irfan Mannan, thanked the Law Minister for extending all out support for smooth completion of the project. He said that Wasa Faisalabad was committed to providing best service to the people.
He also thanked the French government for providing soft grant for this project and said that the elected representatives of Faisalabad were jointly making efforts towards development of the city. Chairman, FDA, Sh Ejaz Ahmad, Vice-Chairman, Wasa, Mian Irfan Mannan, MNA Mian Abdul Mannan, MPA Chaudhry Faqir Hussain Dogar, acting DCO Ejaz Khaliq, DG FDA Yawar Hussain, MD Wasa Syed Zahid Aziz, Project Director Chaudhry Rafiq Muhammad, representatives of French Company Garry Hall, other officers and notables of the area were present on the occasion. Earlier, the Law Minister inspected Filter Pads and other sections of the water project.