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• First phase, designed to supply 260 MGD, is expected to be completed by December 2029, NA panel told
• Federal and provincial officials cite legal hurdles and implementation issues for delay in completion of much-needed scheme
• Lawmakers from Sindh voice concern over ‘insufficient’ budgetary allocations for uplift projects
KARACHI: After more than a decade of waiting for relief from chronic water shortages, Karachiites will have to wait even longer as federal government officials informed a parliamentary body on Tuesday that the long-awaited K-IV water supply project is unlikely to be completed before 2029 because of legal hurdles, coordination issues and implementation challenges.
