Rawalpindi water filtration plants will grow by 252 new units, and 59 existing ones are being brought back into service, according to a district review held on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Nadeem Nasir chaired the meeting at his office to check progress on projects run under PSPA (Punjab Saaf Pani Authority). He pressed officials to speed up the work so that residents get clean drinking water, and asked that quality and timely completion stay the priority.
Where the existing plants stand
Of the district's 241 current plants, 182 are operational. The remaining 59 are being rehabilitated by the Frontier Works Organization, with a completion deadline of November 30, 2026. Rehabilitation here means repairing units that have stopped working so they can return to service.
Phase-I: 252 new plants
Under Phase-I of the Punjab chief minister's clean water drive, 252 new plants are being installed across five tehsils at a cost of Rs1.47 billion. A tehsil is an administrative subdivision of a district. Work has started at 187 of the 205 sites handed over so far, and 65 plants are already in place.
Instructions and next steps
Junaid Alam, who handles municipal services as additional deputy commissioner, attended the session along with assistant commissioners and the managing director of WA SA. The deputy commissioner stressed quality and speed, asking officials to step up both installation and restoration. He directed every assistant commissioner to submit a full progress report by the coming Saturday.
He also ordered regular checks on working plants, water quality testing, and a steady operation and maintenance routine. He asked for a digital monitoring system and quicker responses to complaints from residents, so that supply stays uninterrupted.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Rawalpindi mein pani ke filtration plants ki marammat aur naye plants lagane ka kaam tez ho raha hai. Zila ke 241 plants mein se 182 chal rahe hain, aur 59 ki marammat 30 November 2026 tak mukammal karne ka hadaf hai. Phase-I ke tehat paanch tehsils mein 252 naye plants lagaye ja rahe hain, jin mein se 65 pehle hi lag chuke hain. Iska matlab hai ke aam logon ko saaf pani tak behtar rasai mil sakti hai.
