The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to prepare an integrated Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Master Plan for the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), with 2050 set as the target year.
The 36-month technical cooperation project aims to establish a sustainable and climate-resilient framework for Islamabad’s water management, covering water supply, sewerage, sanitation, stormwater drainage and flood-risk management.
CDA Chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sohail Ashraf signed the MoU on behalf of CDA, while JICA Detailed Planning Survey Team Leader MIYAGAWA Masahito signed for JICA at a ceremony held at CDA Headquarters.
The agreement follows a detailed planning survey conducted by JICA from August 24 to September 14, during which consultations were held with CDA, Islamabad Water and other relevant institutions.
The project will principally cover ICT Zones 1–5, with detailed facility planning focused on Zone 1 and strategic assessments of Zones 2–5.
The Master Plan will provide short-, medium- and long-term development strategies for Islamabad’s water supply, sewerage, sanitation and drainage systems.
Under the project, existing and potential surface-water and groundwater resources will be assessed to identify sustainable sources for Islamabad’s long-term water requirements.
The assessment will include water demand forecasting, abstraction, treatment, transmission, distribution, storage, water quality, operation and maintenance, asset management and reduction of non-revenue water.
Potential water sources and development options, including proposals linked to Tarbela, Chinot, Shahdara, Dotara and Chirah dams, will be reviewed based on reliability, climate risks, environmental and social impacts and indicative costs.
The Master Plan will examine sewerage and sanitation requirements in both sewered and non-sewered areas.
It will assess sewer networks, wastewater treatment facilities, decentralized treatment systems, on-site sanitation and fecal-sludge management while identifying measures to reduce environmental pollution and improve service delivery.
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