ISLAMABAD – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $235 million to improve Lahore’s water and wastewater system. The project will help ensure a safe water supply and reduce the environmental damage caused by untreated sewage flowing into the River Ravi. It will also support the Lahore Water and Sanitation Agency (LWASA) in becoming […]
River Ravi
Punjab on high alert as India releases floodwater in River Ravi
The administration has put Punjab on high alert as India releases floodwater in River Ravi on Tuesday. A major flood is anticipated in the River Ravi due to a flash flood that is moving at a great rate and measuring 175,000 cusecs in volume. According to latest information, India released 171,797 cusecs water from Ujh Barrage at 1530 PST […]
Looking for remedies to our water woes
“We have been in the business of building, neglecting and rebuilding instead of building and maintaining,” poignantly stated Arif Nadeem, the former Punjab irrigation secretary. He was speaking at the Consortium for Development Policy Research. The session on Reforming Water Management in Pakistan was held on October 30, 2018. It brought out key problems in […]