The Sindh government will install 644 reverse osmosis and ultra- violet filter plants in villages throughout the province to provide clean drinking water to the people, Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said on Friday.
The provincial chief executive was presiding over a meeting on finalising the sites where the water plants would be installed.
He said that three different agencies and departments are undertaking the task.
“As per the programme, villages with at least 1,000 residents will be provided ultra-violet filter plants,” Shah said. “The department concerned will install 500 both types of plants, 23 reverse osmosis plants will be set up by the Coal Department and 121 of them will be made available in areas of emergency.”
The chief minister said that the total approved allocation for the project is Rs 7 billion, and so far Rs 2.5 billion have been released. The selection of sites would be finalised early so as to complete the first phase of installation.
He said that President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Sindh government to provide clean drinking water to the people of the province and projects to make this possible would be completed at the earliest.
Earlier, Sindh Chief Secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas informed the participants of the meeting that 346 sites have been proposed so far.
At least 25 reverse osmosis plants will be installed in each district and up to 7,000 people will benefit from each of them.