Water supply from Khanpur dam cut short

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Water supply has been reduced to half to Rawalpindi city and cantt and Islamabad due to desalination of Khan Pur dam canal.

Cantt Board sources said desalination campaign will continue for three days. The consumers have been directed to use water in minimum quantity during this campaign.

CDA has started desalination work in the canal flowing from Khanpur dam to Sangjani filtration plant and repair work at certain points  of canal is also continuing.

Rawalpindi cantt is being supplied water 5 million gallon against  prescribed quota of  9 million gallons daily. The desalination campaign will continue till February, 13. Therefore,  water supply will stand curtailed to 50 percent for 6 days as the canal will take 3 more days in its filling process.