Manora RO plant test carried out successfully, CM to inaugurate
Imran
KARACHI On the directives of the Caretaker Sindh Chief
Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar the successful operational test of the
much-delayed Manora RO/Desalination Plant was carried out to commission it.
After the successful test of the Manora RO Plant, the chief
minister has issued directives to the finance department to release the
remaining funds so that it could be completed and inaugurated by the end of
this week.
The scheme of the RO Plant at Manora Island was launched for
Rs. 427 million in 2016.
The capacity of the plant is 500,000 gallons and it was
supposed to be completed in March 2018.
In the briefing, the chief minister was told that the Power
connection was required for the power plant. The installation of a water
pre-treatment plant and membrane was pending. The panel room has been
constructed but an electric panel has yet to be installed. Water filling points
for browsers were to be developed. The septic tank built for raw water
collection from the sea pipeline is unable to collect seawater through gravity
for which the system is to be installed.
Justice Maqbool Baqar issued the necessary directive for the
release of remaining funds so that pending works could be completed at the
earliest. The RO plant would supply water to the different villages/settlements
of Manora.
The project is already late; therefore, the CM has issued
directives for its inauguration within three weeks.
