Lahore:
In addition to the soaked roofs, the streets and the alleys, the precipitation serves the crucial goal of nourishing the layers of soil dried up under the ground. Unfortunately, however, in a big city like Lahore, millions of precious rainwater gallons are wasted each year, due to the absence of adequate storage facilities.
Every day, Lahore extracts 70 to 80 million gallons of groundwater. WASA operates 600 Ellumes Tubes in the city, while thousands of others are led by private entities. Even if Wasa has launched an underground water storage reservoir to keep rainwater and restore groundwater levels, experts think that efforts are disproportionate given the rate at which the groundwater levels across the city fall.
According to Dr. Muhammad Yasin, a water resources expert at the Center for Integrated Mountain Research at the University of Punjab, the level of groundwater in Lahore falls from one to one and a half meters each year. “If we extract a bucket of water from the ground, we should also return a bucket. Our university has built charging wells in various places. Previously, rainwater would accumulate for hours in different fields, but now, thanks to these charging wells, it has percolated in the ground,” said Dr. Yasin, who pressed the other experts who were stored in the water been transported by the reception wells.
“A recharging well is a simple but effective technique that filters rainwater through layers of stone, charcoal and sand before bringing it back to the ground. If rainwater is managed properly, not only can urban floods be controlled, but this water can become a source of life for the earth. Ali Naqvi, director of fresh water at WWF-Pakistan, which has so far built 35 recharge Various institutions and locations in Lahore, including the University of Punjab.
Addressing the Express PK Press Club on the issue, the director general of Wasa, Ghufran Ahmed, said that three tanks had already been completed on the road to Lawrence, Cachemir Road and Sheranwala Gate, with a combined storage capacity of 4.4 million gallons.
“The construction continues on ten other underground tanks across the city, the largest during construction at the Karem stadium with a capacity of 4 million gallons. 1.5 to 1.8 million gallons each.
