Activities in Pakistan

Background and Objective

The existing water supply system in Faisalabad is not enough to fulfill the demand of clean drinking water for people in Faisalabad. These projects will contribute to improving the water supply system and to increase the capacity of drinking water supply in Faisalabad. The integrated plan for the covering the whole component was initially formulated through the basic design study by JICA from 2002 to 2003, and was agreed by both governments in 2004. It was comprised of a comprehensive system of water source, collector main, transmission and distribution facilities for augmenting city's water supply by 91,000m3/day. The work for phase I of the project for improving the existing distributions network of the city was successfully completed in March 2006. Construction works of new pumping stations and transmission and collector main started in Nov 2009 under the Project Phase II and the civil work for constructing new water intake facilities started in Feb 2011 under "the project for extension of water supply system".

Improvement of Water Supply System in Faisalabad Phase II

Project Summary

Under the project, new water supply facilities to be constructed in Faisalabad City; 1) Collector main (L=15,100m), 2) Transmission Main (L=11,700m), 3) Booster Pump Station and 4,000m3 Reservoir and 4)Terminal Reservoir Pump Station and 36,000m3 Reservoir.

The Extension of Water Supply System in Faisalabad

The project is aimed at providing intake facilities for augmenting water supply to the Faisalabad City, comprised of 25 tube well station along Jhang Branch Canal. These facilities to be connected to new collection and transmission main and distribution line constructed by the project Phase I and Phase II.

The Extension of Water Supply System in Faisalabad

Project Highlights

JICA is also totally supporting Institutional Reform and Capacity building of WASAs in Punjab Province, including WASA Faisalabad, as well as development of water facilities. For example JICA will also provide Operation &Maintenance(O&M) training facilities to WASA staffs through "The project for improving the capacity of WASAs in Punjab Province," so called "WASA Academy Project." Under the Project, On the Job Training (OJT) for improving O&M capacity of sewer and storm water drainage will be implemented by Japanese Experts as a pilot project. JICA will also dispatch Institutional Reform Advisor for WASA Faisalabad for two years from June 2012 for assisting to prepare Mid Term Business Plan of WASA Faisalabad and long term financial analysis, including P/L, B/S and Cash Flow etc.