December 18
By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: The DHA administrator Brig. Khalid Tirmizi has said that the delegation was informed that the stalled DHA Cogen Power and Desalination Plant, which was put back into operation after hectic efforts of nine months in Oct 2009 got tripped this month due to a surge causing unprecedented frequency drop in the KESC’s Grid System.
He was talking to a representative delegation of Association of Defence Residents (ADR). ADR vice Chairman Attique Ur Rehman alongwith the delegation had called on administrator at DHA’s Main Office on Friday.
The delegation later held a meeting with DHA and CBC Officials to discuss various civic problems of the residents.
Brig. Tirmizi further said that the problem has accentuated since the desalination technology, first of its kind in the country, is very sensitive to unstable power supply conditions.
Six German engineers and 25 technicians of Siemens (Pakistan) are currently working day and night to put the plant back into operation. The Desalination Plant is expected to become operational by 15 Jan’ 2010.
He said that City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has also been approached and requested to help DHA in getting enhanced quantity of bulk water supply from Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, which presently was much less than the actual requirement and consumption of water in DHA and CBC areas.
DHA was exploring all avenues to resolve the pressing problem of water scarcity in the areas concerned. Henceforth, 6 firms have been prequalified to study exploration of alternative source of water supply and the technical proposals submitted by them were under evaluation, he added.
The delegation requested the DHA/CBC officials to install spikes on the congested market lanes, of different phases of Defence Areas.
The delegation said that the spikes already installed at Dalton Market have ensured easy traffic flow.
ADR General Secretary Asad Kizalbash lauded DHA, CBC for the special arrangement of cleanliness and removal of offal’s made on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha.
Meanwhile, DHA Educational Institutions interschool and intercollege sports week concluded here on cycle and marathon races conducted at Defence Authority Public School (O and A Levels).
Cricketer Moin Khan was the chief guest of the event. DHA Education Director Brig (retd) Iftikhar Arshad Khan was also present on the occasion.
In the cycle Sheryar Sabir and Zahid Hussain of Defence Authority High School Ph-VIII clinched the race with first two positions respectively.
The winner of the Marathon was Owais Afzal of DHA Degree College while Munib Mir of DHA Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed College secured the second position.
DHA Degree College had won the trophy while DHA Public School O and A Levels remained runners up.
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