Karachi:- ( ) CEO KWSC Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed said in a message that he is proud to highlight the progress of the Water Corporation to ensure that the water supply and sewerage needs of Karachi are met on March 22, World Water Day, despite various civic challenges, our team is excelling in increasing revenue and adopting digital innovations to prevent illegal connections, while we prioritize efficient services to citizens and sustainability while advancing solutions for equitable distribution of water, our focus is on providing clean water to informal settlements, so reducing various waterborne diseases is among our top priorities, we are looking for financially viable solutions using advanced techniques to meet evolving needs, KWSC is always dedicated to innovative water management solutions, and in this regard, during the last year, the KWSC increased its revenue recovery by 35% through elimination of illegal connections, and through elimination of illegal connections up to 25 million gallons of water per day has been secured which is being fairly distributed to the citizens.
“These achievements are a testament to the unwavering dedication of our team and the limitless potential within each of us to effect positive change,” he said.
He said we stand on the occasion of World Water Day and now is the time to come together in our commitment to protect water and combat the growing threat، and transform your metropolitan into Water for Peace through water conservation, recycling and reuse, so we cordially invite you to join hands with KWSC on this occasion, let us together reaffirm our commitment to water conservation, and commit to harnessing the power of collaboration to overcome this threat to water security, so that the KWSC can provide better water supply and sewerage facilities to the citizens.
Additionally, the KWSC Spokesperson said that the World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year to highlight the importance of fresh water and create awareness about the global water crisis, every year since 1993, the UN has celebrated World Water Day to focus attention on the importance of fresh drinking water, which focuses on sustainable development of water resources, World Water Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about local and global regional water issues, in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development and promote its development۔
He said that the water is a basic human right which is very important for society, economy and environment, the spokesperson said that the KWSC has decided to celebrate World Water Day with high spirit under Karachi Water Summit “Water For Peace” to create awareness about the importance of water conservation, recycling and reuse, and in this regard, the KWSC expects various organizations, including civil society multinationals and national NGOs, especially the Ministry of Health and the Department of Education, to highlight the importance of water on the occasion of World Water Day and promote water conservation, recycling and various university colleges will organize seminars in schools and hospitals to create awareness about the importance of reuse, so that future generations will know the importance of water and its benefits.
