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ISLAMABAD: Japan has pledged on Monday to provide US $8.6 million for improving sewerage and drainage system in Faisalabad.
An agreement was signed in this regard between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Economic Affairs Division (EAD) of Pakistan here for implementation of the "Project for upgrading of Mechanical System for Sewerage and Drainage Service in Faisalabad".
The agreement was signed between Hiroshi Oe, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Javed Iqbal, Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics.
Through this project, pumps and machineries will be provided in order to improve the capacity of drainage and cleaning up drainage system in Faisalabad.
Hiroshi Oe, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan stated that after the completion of this project, he believes that the people of Faisalabad would enjoy a cleaner urban environment with better sanitation and health conditions and that lowering the level of flood and shortening the flood period would reduce risks on people's lives, ease traffic conditions and save business activities.
He also mentioned that Pakistan and Japan are sharing friendly relations as embodied in today's signing ceremony and showed his assurance that this bond of friendship would become even strong in the future.
Under the project, tangible and non-tangible assistance will be furnished by JICA to WASA Faisalabad whereby necessary equipment and technical assistance will be provided to improve the functioning capacities of sewers and channels and reduce damages from inundation.
The hardware component includes jet and suction machines, wheel backhoes, mini-backhoes, dumping trucks, crane cargo trucks, dewatering sets, pumps for disposal stations and generators for disposal stations.
The soft component in the technical assistance covers preparation of clearing work plan and manual for procedures and method of daily inspection, maintenance and repair of equipment etc.
Japan to assist Pakistan improving sewerage, drainage system
