Water & Sanitation is the 2nd largest sector of ERRA in
terms of number of projects. The sector includes
multifaceted activities worth $61 million including the
reconstruction and rehabilitation of 4001 Water Supply
Schemes (WSS), 623 sanitation projects, 100
offices/residential buildings for Government Line
Agencies; provision of Solid Waste Management (SWM)
support to 23 towns in the earthquake affected areas;
capacity building of concerned Line Agencies; and
behavioral change through promotion of hygiene. So far,
over 95% of the physical work has been completed;
whereas remaining ongoing works are at advanced stages
of completion.
To address water quality and hygiene issues a
comprehensive project for “Water Quality Improvement &
Promotion of Hygiene (WAQIPH)” has been implemented in
collaboration with UNICEF and Royal Netherlands Embassy
(RNE) of Pakistan. Eight water quality laboratories have
been established with the assistance of WHO where as
UNICEF has provided nine mini labs to AJ&K.
Promotion of Rain Water Harvesting in EQAA’s:
The Devastating Earthquake of Asia on 8th October 2005
caused severe damages to over 4000 existing water supply
schemes in the Earth Quake Affected Areas (EQAAs) of
Pakistan. Government of Pakistan established Earthquake
Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) to take
up the gigantic task of Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation work in 12 different sectors, including
Water & Sanitation.
For addressing the Water Scarcity and Management issues
in line with future requirements of the “Climate Change
Adaptation” and to provide Sustainable, Affordable,
Alternative and Supplementary Solution in a most
Decentralized manner; ERRA, in addition to
rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged water
supply schemes, has launched a $ 6.2 million project, to
promote “Rain WATER HARVESTING” in the EQAAs.
This project is the 1st ever and biggest ever initiative
of its nature in the public sector of Pakistan. Over
40,000 (Forty thousand) Private houses in addition to
more than 450 public and community buildings (including
schools and mosques etc) would get the Roof Top Rain
Water Harvesting Systems under this project which will
directly benefit a population of more than 280,000. The
spread of this pilot project is over 30,000 Sq Km
mountainous area; where, average annual rain fall is
over 1500mm. Demonstration of RWH under this project is
expected to benefit more than 2.5 million population of
the area for which otherwise, provision of piped water
supply is becoming major challenge day by day
October 2005 Earthquake damaged water supply
schemes in the affected areas of AJ&K and NWFP.
For details of schemes
pledged by implementing
partners.
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Sector Updates
[Last updated July 2022
Status
Upto Feb 2022
%
%
Completed
4587
96.69
4587
96.69
Under Construction
128
2.70
128
2.70
Yet To Be Started
29
0.61
29
0.61
Total
4744
100.00
4744
100
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