Islamabas;On 23 rd May 2019, in the presence of Mr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Mr. Noor Ahmed, Secretary of
Economic Affairs Division (EAD), Mr Marc Barety, French Ambassador, and Mr. Jacky
Amprou, Country Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD), the government
of Pakistan and the AFD signed the Credit Facility Agreement worth Euros 94.010m for
Extension of Water Resources phase-II Project, in Faisalabad.
Groundwater quality of Faisalabad city is brackish. The proposed project will augment
Faisalabad Water and Sanitation agency capacity to provide 113500m 3 /day of additional
clean drinking water to the citizens of Faisalabad through surface water treatment plant.
The project will contribute towards the Government of Pakistan’s strategy for improving the
urban services and health conditions.
France, through the French Agency for Development, is providing technical and financial
support in energy and urban development sector in Pakistan, where Euros 610 million
financial support has been committed since 2016. This project is AFD’s first investment in
water and sanitation sector opening avenues for more collaboration with the government of
Pakistan in this field.
Secretary EAD thanked the French government and AFD for extending the financial
assistance to Pakistan.
