ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 16: Muhammad Saleem Ashraf, Managing Director of the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Rawalpindi, has started a project to install rain collecting systems at 30 municipal buildings.
The relationship with UN-HABITAT would leverage cutting edge technologies to enhance Rawalpindi’s water management, as stated by Wasa MD Muhammad Saleem Ashraf. In an effort to ease the strain on the city’s water supplies and promote a more sustainable future, the project would direct rooftop rainfall into subterranean tanks for non-potable applications.
Rain collection technologies are essential for preserving safe drinking water, according to Ashraf. With these infrastructures, he thinks Rawalpindi may take the lead in Pakistan for sustainable urban growth and water conservation.
In order to maximize rainwater collecting, he also mentioned that WASA is working with UN-HABITAT, the Parks and Horticulture Authority, and hospital managements. This project aims to preserve clean drinking water and lessen the burden on the city’s drainage system by storing rooftop rainwater for use in horticulture and other non-potable purposes.
In order to help Wasa, he also exhorted the public to construct rainwater harvesting systems in their residences and places of business.
