According to media reports, chairman RDA Arif Abbasi said that these will be the last
tube well which are being installed in Rawalpindi and later WASA will start water supply projects at rivers and dams .
LAHORE -- People in five major cities of Punjab are likely to face massive disruption in water supply services in the summer, as water and sanitation agencies (Wasas) are unable to pay their monthly electricity bills that may force their power distribution companies to disconnect
tube well connections.
RAWALPINDI:Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) on Saturday has decided to abolish
tube well system to acquire water due to a decrease in underground water level to an alarming proportion.
The under construction
tube wells include Mamriz Jamal Awan, solar system irrigation
tube well in village Sher Ali, installation of solar
tube well in Ama Khail union council, installation of solar
tube well for irrigation in Shah Alam union council, solar
tube well in union council city Tank 1, installation of solar system in Kiramat Khan Mulazai, installation of solar
tube well in Kalu Palangi and installation of solar
tube well in Manan Kandi.
loss of energy in
tube well operations could be saved by employing
He informed that the authorities concerned including Sub-Engineers and Assistant Directors had been directed to make all out efforts to ensure attendance of
tube well operators, observance of
tube wells' time schedule, proper checking of water supply line valves, complete restoration of electric panels, wiring and capacitors installed at
tube wells.
The ECC meeting to be presided over by Finance Minister Asad Umar will only have the two items on the agenda a subsidy for agricultural
tube well consumers in Balochistan and tariff rationalisation for the power sector.
On the issue of Balochistan
tube well, Secretary Zargham said that "We have sent PC-I to the Planning Commission for converting 10,000 agriculture
tube wells in Balochistan from grid electricity to solar system," he added.
The association leaders demanded perks and privileges like those extended to the growers and irrigation
tube well owners by Balochistan government.
A plant size of 20 cubic metres can supply enough gas to power to run a
tube well for 10 to 12 hours.
There should be a 'one
tube well for one home policy'.
ISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Friday has said that
tube well owners in the federal capital are acquiring water for free and selling it to fellow citizens, gaining money and causing frequent water shortages.
tube well - a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water