KARACHI:A water supply system has been launched in coastal villages by the Karachi health directorate. The water supply system will work through solar-powered filtration plants that would meet the demand of thousands of families living without access to clean drinking water in the outskirts of the city for decades.
Residents of several coastal villages near Mubarak Village, around 42 kilometres away from the heart of Karachi, were overwhelmed with joy when a solar-powered water filtration plant formally started supply on Sunday.
Filtration plant has the capacity of producing 5,000 litres of clean drinking water per day, the solar-powered plant with a water pond to collect the rainwater was installed recently, said Director Health Karachi Dr Akram Sultan.
Dr Sultan said he convinced some philanthropists and the office-bearers of Rotary Club to finance the project and make it a reality.
Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2021
