The News Review:

- Divisive water proposal advances
- Meters to keep tab on water supply
- KARACHI: Rs363m water and sewerage projects approved

Divisive water proposal advances
San Diego Union Tribune – Jul 27, 2006
we can turn our backs on a clean, steady, local supply” of water, he said. Councilman Ben Hueso, a natural resources committee member, said he had no qualms about reclaimed water. “I trust the science,” he said. “It's good enough to drink. ”In 1999, the City Council spiked a similar proposal after opponents raised concerns about whether the treated wastewater would be sent to largely minority communities.

Meters to keep tab on water supply
Hindu – Jul 27, 2006
It has decided to launch a water audit exercise and plans are afoot to set up sophisticated ultrasonic water meters at all the 170 and odd reservoirs in its system to check the volume of water entering from all the sources — Krishna, Singur, Manjeera, Himayatsagar and Osmansagar — and that being supplied to people from the reservoirs. This way, the amount of water going waste can also be detected. Officials say the effort is to zero in on the actual volume of water available and being supplied, its consumption pattern and more importantly the quantum of distribution losses.

KARACHI: Rs363m water and sewerage projects approved
Pakistan Dawn – Jul 27, 2006
com ———- –>KARACHI: Rs363m water and sewerage projects approvedKARACHI, July 26: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has approved 13 different projects worth Rs363 million to improve water and sewerage infrastructure in the metropolis. Under these projects that have also got the approval from District Development Working Committee, pipelines will be laid to supply water to localities facing shortage for the last 15 to 20 years, sewerage system will be revamped and water will be supplied to pumping stations. According to the city government, these new projects are in addition to the schemes initiated from Rs50 million provided by the city nazim to each town. Project-wise allocations for the new schemes are Rs1. 85 million for repair of manholes on 24-inch diameter sewerage line from Tannery Road to Lyari River; Rs54 million for purchase of diesel generators of 1275kw capacity for Sakhi Hasan and Khwaja Ajmer Nagri pumping stations; Rs11. 17 million for the procurement of 280kw and 9,350kw generators for Paharganj, PS-II and Ship Owners College pumping stations; Rs29.