Peshawar
The KP government has reconstructed 56 Water Supply schemes, including water storage tanks; hand pumps/drinking water supply systems in the remote areas and far-flung areas of District Buner and Swat.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA-PaRRSA) Khyber Paktunkhwa in collaboration with International Donor Agency, PHED and TMA has rehabilitated the development projects. PDMA-PaRRSA has completed 23 drinking water supply schemes in District Buner and handed over to the Line Department under KPRP while 33 water supply schemes have been completed in District Swat. According to details about 82341 persons of 11763 households are benefiting in District Swat. While in District Buner 42014 persons of 6002 house-holds are benefiting from these schemes.
PDMA-PaRRSA has completed these schemes in the far-flung areas of District Buner at an average distance of 40 km from the headquarter Buner.
The old schemes were constructed in 1983-84. PDMA has, therefore, constructed the new schemes by replacing the rusted types of machinery, distribution system, electric appliances, and construction of fresh tube well etc. Henceforth, the captivity of the potable water supply to the masses of the area has been considerably increased. With the construction of new schemes by PDMA, adequate discharge & huge gallon capacity have been developed for drinking water supply purposes to the needy people of the area.
Sana Ullah resident Gul Bandai,Buner said “We are extremely happy and thankful to the Authorities for providing us an alternative source.”
Handling this issue has also reduced tension in the community. The water supply schemes are bringing happiness to the region and portable drinking water to inhabitants’ doorsteps. Thousands of people are directly benefitting from the ongoing water supply scheme while hundreds of people will be indirectly facilitated”
The people of district Buner & Swat are grateful to PDMA-PaRRSA for installing water supply schemes. This initiative has contributed to access to clean drinking water.
