The Sindh government and USAID, in presence of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, signed an agreement for launching a Project for Upgradation and Rehabilitation of Waste Water System PIL-11 for Jacobabad city at a cost of $40 million.

The work on the upgradation of waste water system has already been started before signing the agreement. Prior to the PIL-11, the USAID provided a grant of $22 million under which water supply scheme for Jacobabad was constructed to provide 14.5 MGD water to 350,000 people of Jacobabad. "I am thankful to USAID for giving these water and sanitation schemes to the people of Jacobabad," the chief minister said and added the people of Jacobabad have a health institute (JIMS), water supply scheme and now they were getting waste water treatment scheme. "This is really a big day for the provincial government and the people of Jacobabad," Shah said.

Under waste water management project the USAID has provided 88 refuse vehicles, garbage lifting trollies and other machinery which would be distributed very soon, said Qazi Mustafa Jamal while briefing the meeting.

The waste water scheme includes all tertiary drains, rehabilitation, including treatment of waste water through oscitation Ponds.On behalf of the USAID the Mission Director, Julie Koenen and on behalf of the Sindh government Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem signed the agreement.

The chief minister said that on March 27 through a simple ceremony water supply scheme would be launched in Jacobabad city. Some 2000 water supply connection are being installed in different areas of the city through which over 350,000 people would be able to receive clean and safe drinking water.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah, Advisors to CM Murtaza Wahab, Mumtaz Jakhrani, acting consul general of USA Jack Hillmeyer, Programme Manager Kazi Mustafa Jamal, deputy commissioner Jacobabad and others.