Project Director BIWRMDP Eng. Barkat Ullah Kakar chaired a meeting of progress review of the forest and wildlife component . DPD Forest and Wildlife Àbdul Qadeer Gichki briefed about the components in both of the basins. Overall progress was appropriated for the forest component and applauded the forest team efforts. In the meeting Implementing partners IUCN briefed about the activities and plantation of Mangroves to the Miani Hor Lasbella and assured that the target of Mangroves plantation will be achieved as before the pre agreed time schedule of the project. The meeting was concluded with a vote of thanks by the chair.
World Bank representative Mr. Irshad Ahmed conducted a comprehensive visit with Project Director Engineer. Barkat Ullah Kakar to the project related completed and ongoing development projects. On this visit the representative of World Bank expressed his satisfaction over the work standard but urged for expedition of all developmental projects before the tentative closure of this project.
Worthy Secretary Irrigation Mr. Abdul Fattah Bhangar chaired the weekly progress review meeting of the BIWRMDP, the meeting was virtually attended by the World Bank team . In the meeting the sole agenda was about the Master plan for Quetta city water supply and sanitation system, along with projected communes and water demand in 2037.
Weekly progress review meeting was held with the Techno Consult International pvt.ltd. In the meeting detailed and comprehensive deliberations related to the progress review and the feasibility report of improvement of Quetta Water Supply System for preparation of Balochistan water Security and productivity improvement project has been discussed . The concerned firm The Techno International team has briefed about the details and said that this project have the scope to develop a detailed Master Plan for Quetta city water supply and sanitation system, along with projected communes and water demand in 2037. In addition, to conduct a study in various zones of Quetta, hydro geological, environmental, social aspects with exceptional categorization each water supply am sanitation. Alongside, To carry out an investigation detailing the best climate adoptive techniques of water use and its effective operation with applicable refuse water recycling methodologies. The chair of the Meeting urged the firm to make the feasibility in linking all the relevant set targets. The meeting attended by PD BIWRMDP Eng. Barkat Ullah Kakar, CEO Q-WASA Hamid Latif Rana and other concerned officials along with the head of Techno Dr. Lakani attended the meeting.
Provincial Secretary to the Public Health Engineering Department Mr. Saleh Mohammad Baloch met with the World Bank Team headed by Senior Water Specialist and Team lead BIWRDMP Mr. Yoro Sidibi. In the meeting Project Director BIWRDMP Engineer Barkat Ullah Kakar briefed about the project ongoing activities and said that a thorough and comprehensive study is underway for a project to address the potable and daily usage water for the inhabitants of the Quetta City and the adjacent vicinity areas. Moreover in the existing BIWRDMP project many projects of clean drinking water are completed in the two of 18 water basins of Balochistan.
The meeting was informed that demand of safe drinking water at Quetta is sprouting with every day lapse the current demand of water is 61 million gallons per day, but WASA is only supplying 3408 million gallons. Water scarcity in Balochistan in general, and particularly in Quetta, is arguably the most serious environmental disaster. The meeting was informed that the only dependable source of water for the inhabitants of Quetta is the ground water and continuous pumping have exhausted the natural phenomenon along with extreme weather conditions and climate change made it more serious.
The Secretary showed his gratitude to the World Bank assisted projects. He conveyed that Government of Balochistan is willing to provide maximum support as in reaching out the masses at grass root level and providing assistance to the very serious issue of water scarcity.