{"id":104166,"date":"2025-12-13T06:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104166"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:46:40","slug":"pkr-14bn-sewerage-upgrade-kicks-off-in-sargodha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pkr-14bn-sewerage-upgrade-kicks-off-in-sargodha.html","title":{"rendered":"PKR 14bn sewerage upgrade kicks off in Sargodha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sargodha: Work has officially begun on a PKR 14 billion mega sewerage project aimed at resolving the city\u2019s decades-old drainage and sewage problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Sargodha Division Jahanzeb Awan, along with Deputy Commissioner (retired Capt) Muhammad Waseem, visited three major sites on Tuesday \u2014 Sillanwali Road Disposal, Company Bagh, and Jinnah Colony \u2014 where officials briefed them on the scope and progress of the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit was attended by MD WASA Abu Bakr Umar, MD PHA Muhammad Arshad, Director Development Bilal Hassan and other relevant officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the briefing, the project is scheduled to be completed within 20 months. Under the plan, 600,000 feet (around 180 kilometres) of new sewerage pipelines will be laid across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sargodha-safe-city-project-begin-locals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sargodha Safe City Project set to expand surveillance coverage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To conserve rainwater, three modern storage tanks will be built at Company Bagh, Block No. 31, and Rehmatul Alameen Park. These tanks \u2014 each with a capacity of 1 to 1.5 million gallons \u2014 will later supply water to the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said that of the 14 existing sewage disposals in the city, seven will be demolished and two new ones will be constructed, leaving a total of nine upgraded disposal stations. The project also includes the installation of modern pipelines ranging from 72 inches to 12 inches in diameter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city has been divided into two zones for phased execution of the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Awan described the project as a \u201cgame changer\u201d for Sargodha, saying it would provide a long-term, sustainable solution to chronic sewage issues. He said no compromise would be made on transparency or construction quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Commissioner Waseem added that the district administration was utilising all available resources to ensure timely completion of the project, with daily monitoring now under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sargodha: Work has officially begun on a PKR 14 billion mega sewerage project aimed at resolving the city\u2019s decades-old drainage and sewage problems. Commissioner Sargodha Division Jahanzeb Awan, along with Deputy Commissioner (retired Capt) Muhammad Waseem, visited three major sites on Tuesday \u2014 Sillanwali Road Disposal, Company Bagh, and Jinnah Colony \u2014 where officials briefed them on the scope and progress of the initiative. The visit was attended by MD WASA Abu Bakr Umar, MD PHA Muhammad Arshad, Director Development Bilal Hassan and other relevant officers. According to the briefing, the project is scheduled to be completed within 20 months. Under the plan, 600,000 feet (around 180 kilometres) of new sewerage pipelines will be laid across the city. Read: Sargodha Safe City Project set to expand surveillance coverage To conserve rainwater, three modern storage tanks will be built at Company Bagh, Block No. 31, and Rehmatul Alameen Park. These tanks \u2014 each with a capacity of 1 to 1.5 million gallons \u2014 will later supply water to the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA). Officials said that of the 14 existing sewage disposals in the city, seven will be demolished and two new ones will be constructed, leaving a total of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":60304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[60192,69785,37277,47122,63023,2400,69786,69789,68792,36106,7338,69787,69788,10378,251,6337],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-104166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-development-projects","tag-city-planning","tag-commissioner-sargodha-division","tag-drainage-system","tag-infrastructure-development","tag-municipal-services","tag-pha","tag-pipeline-installation","tag-pkr-14-billion","tag-public-works","tag-rainwater-storage","tag-sargodha","tag-sewage-upgrade","tag-sewerage-project","tag-urban-development","tag-wasa","tag-water-management","cat-20385-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PKR 14bn sewerage upgrade kicks off in Sargodha - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sargodha: Work has officially begun on a PKR 14 billion mega sewerage project aimed at resolving the city\u2019s decades-old drainage and sewage problems.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pkr-14bn-sewerage-upgrade-kicks-off-in-sargodha.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PKR 14bn sewerage upgrade kicks off in Sargodha - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sargodha: Work has officially begun on a PKR 14 billion mega sewerage project aimed at resolving the city\u2019s decades-old drainage and sewage problems.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pkr-14bn-sewerage-upgrade-kicks-off-in-sargodha.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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