Industries demand water supply

KARACHI: Lasbela Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Wednesday urged the government to supply water to the Hub Industrial area from Hub dam, the country’s third largest dam. 

Ismail Suttar, president of President LCCI, appealed the minister to recognise the amplifying need of a growing industrial district of Lasbela, “that is suffering from severe shortage of water and is in dire need of relief.” 

Hub dam reservoir on Hub river provides water to Sindh and Balochistan. It was completed in June 1981 and since then Karachi and Lasbela district have been the beneficiaries. 

With the gross storage capacity of 857,000 acre feet, the dam was designed to supply 102 million gallons/day (MGD) of water to Karachi for municipal and industrial purposes and 59MGD of water to Lasbela district.

“Due to CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor), more Chinese investments are expected in the Lasbela district, which will lead to more modern industries,” Suttar said. “The right infrastructure is of the utmost importance.”