Water issue of capital to be resolved: Shibli Faraz

Islamabad: The Ministry of Science and Technology and Capital Development Authority (CDA) Friday agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the resolution of the water issue of the capital city.

This was agreed during a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz.

CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmad, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashraf and Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Member Asjad Imtiaz Ali were present during the meeting.

The PCRWR chairman gave a detailed presentation regarding water issue of the capital and intervention which could be used for the better management of both ground water and surface water.

He said the Ministry of Science and Technology would provide all research and technical support to the CDA for effectively tackling this challenge.

As the first step, the Ministry of Science and Technology would build a groundwater recharge well at trail V, he said.