PUNJAB MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY
PUNJAB MUNICIPAL SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PMSIP)
PLANNING REPORT KASUR
January 2008
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) i Kasur Urban Development Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I Introduction 1.1 Background 1 1.2 PMSIP Planning 1 1.3 Limitations of PMSIP Planning 2 1.4 The Planning Process 2 1.5 Methodology 4
Chapter II Profile of Kasur 2.1 General 6 2.2 Location 6 2.3 Area/Demography 6
Chapter III Institutional Analysis of TMA Kasur 3.1 Capacity Building at TMA Kasur 8 3.2 Hands on Trainings for Complaint Resolution 8 3.3 Performance Management System 9 3.4 Management Analysis 11
Chapter IV Urban Planning 4.1 TO(P) Office 12 4.2 Mapping 12 4.3 Land use Characteristics 12 4.4 City Zones 13 4.5 Housing Typologies 13 4.6 Growth Directions 14
Chapter V Status of Municipal Infrastructure & Recommendations 5.1 Road Network 15 5.2 Water Supply 15 5.3 Sewerage 21 5.4 Street Lights 25 5.5 Solid Waste Management 25 5.6 Fire Fighting 29 5.7 Parks 31 5.8 Slaughter House 31
Chapter VI Workshop on Prioritization of Infrastructure Sub-Projects 6.1 Pre-Workshop Consultations 34 6.2 Workshop Proceedings 34 6.3 Prioritized List of Sub-Projects 35 Annexes Annex-A Water Supply Data
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) ii Kasur Urban Development Report LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Population forecast for Kasur Table 2: Staff Trained under PMSIP Table 3: The details of Workshops / Seminars in which TMA Kasur was invited Table 4: Baseline information provided by TMA Table 5: Detail of Posts in Planning Office (TMA-Kasur) Table 6: Type of housing Structures Table 7: Main roads with controlling departments Table 8: Operating timings of tube wells Table 9: Existing Overhead Storage Capacity Table 10: Water Demand Table 11: Projects Requirements Table 12: Cost of the Project Table 13: Survey for Sewerage Table 14: Survey for Street Lights (PMSIP) Table 15: Available Equipments Table 16: Existing Establishment at Headquater Table 17: Existing Establishment at UC level Table 18: Solid Waste Generation Table 19: Proposal Table 20: Fire Equipment Table 21: Detail of location of fire hydrants Table 22: Detail of Fire Incidences in Last Three Years in Jhelum District Table 23: Existing Manpower for fire fighting Table 24: Proposal Table 25: Establishment of Slaughter House Table 26: Record of Average Duration of All Tube Well of Water Supply for the month of August 2007
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) iii Kasur Urban Development Report LIST OF MAPS
1. Base map 2. Land use map 3. Water supply map 4. Sewerage map 5. Street light map 6. Solid waste map
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) iv Kasur Urban Development Report Chapter I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Planning is now a part of Punjab’s local government system with the planning responsibilities of TMAs, clearly set out in PLGO. Under the devolved system, the newly created office of TO(P) has the following functions to perform; (i) develop plans; (ii) develop and apply building controls; (iii) manage CCBs; (iv) implement commercialization rules; (v) operate Punjab housing development schemes; (vi) develop site development schemes. In addition, The PLGO identifies the preparation of spatial plans (Article 54 a), development plans (Article 54 c) and budget plans, long term and annual municipal development programs (Article 54 j) as key functions of the TMAs. Unfortunately, in majority of TMAs TO(P) office has not been able to perform as envisioned in the PLGO. Some of the reasons are inadequately skilled staff and lack of up- to-date maps, necessary equipment and management/ regulation/ and enforcement mechanisms. As a result, development works are taking place in a piecemeal manner and lack integrated and coordinated approach.
Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company (PMDFC) was established by the Government of the Punjab as a specialized organization to help improve the municipal service delivery in Punjab. For this purpose Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) was launched in July 2006 with the funding of World Bank. PMSIP envisages an integrated approach to development for which planning is an integral part.
1.2 PMSIP Planning
The PMSIP thus aims at institutional development of TMAs through improving systems directly related to their functions and through investments in service delivery. This objective will be achieved by granting eligible TMAs both capacity grants and development grants. The World Bank and the Government of Punjab are funding the Project.
Apart from providing funds for improvement and development of municipal infrastructure, the key initiative of PMSIP is to assist TMAs in developing their institutional capacity by providing management support tools like GIS, computerization of TMA functions, testing laboratory equipment, trainings, establishment of performance management systems etc.
The most catching feature of the planning exercise is the involvement of the stakeholders. The objective behind their involvement was to endorse of the prioritized list by the ones for whom it was prepared.
The Planning exercise is a comprehensive account for the TMA to identify sectors for efficient allocation of resources on one hand and enhancing their
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 1 Kasur Urban Development Report capacity to run the projects, on the other hand. This process is hence the amalgamation of technical inputs and the aspiration of the stakeholders.
1.3 Limitations of PMSIP Planning
The PMSIP development grants fund municipal services only. PMSIP planning exercise is undEnglish ertaken at CO Units starting from CO Unit HQ. The prioritized list that is developed is restricted to the UCs falling in CO Units. Hence the PMSIP planning is not for the entire TMA as it does not take into account the rural area of a TMA. PMSIP planning ends at the preparation of prioritized list.
1.4 The Planning Process
The PMSIP Action planning process is a short term process for the rapid assessment/identification of infrastructure projects.
The Planning Report for Kasur has been prepared by active participation of all stakeholders including elected representatives, UC Nazim, Naib Nazim, councilors, and TMA officials through meetings, discussions, formal & informal interviews and workshop.
To involve the stakeholders in the planning process, PMDFC made entry point through meetings with Tehsil Nazim and formulation of Working Groups. Frequent Meetings were also held with the TMA officials including Tehsil Municipal Officer (TMO) and the Tehsil Officers (TOs), particularly TO (P&C) and TO (I&S). PMDFC planning team worked very closely with second line officials of the TO(I&S) office to collect the service delivery data through pre designed forms.
For socially acceptable and sustainable planning, it was important to understand the priorities, living styles, attitude, norms, gender sensitivity, and perceptions of people about their community and physical development. PMDFC therefore, where possible, ensured informal consultations and information sharing with the common man.
Apart from consultations with the stakeholders, data relating to urban planning and infrastructure (both secondary and primary) was also collected for analysis and preparation of technical list of sub-projects. The available information through secondary sources was collected through various documents and publications of the Government, TMA records, and other development partners. . In addition, GIS map of Kasur was procured by PMDFC and data layers were developed. This proved to be a powerful tool for spatial analysis, identification of deficiencies in different sectors, and identification of projects.
The projects identified on technical grounds were then presented in a Stakeholders Consultative Workshop for validation and prioritization. The capacity building projects were finalized on basis of consultations with Tehsil
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 2 Kasur Urban Development Report Nazim, TMO and other officials. The planning process is summarized in the following flow chart.
PLANNING PROCESS
Institutional arrangements Visioning by Nazim
Formation of Working Groups
Up -dating Base Map Infrastructure TMA Institutional Urban surveys Analysis Planning
Surveys
Landuse Surveys Development of Database
in GIS
Data Analysis
Identification of Infrastructure Projects
Prioritization of Projects in Workshop
Prioritized list of sub Projects
Fig 1: Flow chart for Planning Process
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 3 Kasur Urban Development Report 1.5 Methodology
A bottom up planning approach has been adopted to derive a list of projects for the TMA. In this process the political leadership and the community has a significant role, for which the development is meant for.
The prioritized list of projects would facilitate the TMA to make investment decisions. This list was developed through a comprehensive exercise of data collection and analysis, the results of which were then presented before the stakeholders in the form of a list of infrastructure sub-projects to prioritize.
Sources of Data
In general, there were two sources for data collection: Primary source Secondary sources
Primary Source The methodology for the collection of data was to verify the available information with the TMA and PMDFC in the field surveys. However, much of the information was added by actually taking the observations in the field. For example for solid waste management data for secondary collection points was collected.
Secondary Sources The secondary sources for data collection were TMA record, District Census Report, information from PHED, Housing and Physical Planning department, PMDFC Field Appraisal Report (FAR), Feasibilities produced by PMDFC etc.
Primary data collected by the PMDFC under its flagship Institutional Development intervention, Performance Management System (PMS) was a good starting point. Under PMS road rating surveys were conducted, the results of which were used and further verified and updated. Similarly park and sanitation connections surveys were useful source of information as well as the information in respect of water supply, solid waste collection and street light collected and consolidated by TMA on the forms developed and provided by the PMDFC.
Visioning
The whole planning process stems from Nazim’s vision for identification of development projects. Therefore, a preliminary meeting was held by PMDFC with the Tehsil Nazim in order to shape his vision statement which was then communicated to all of the stakeholders in the planning process. (What was that vision statement?) PMDFC discussed the prospects of the planning process with the Nazim and translated his vision in concrete and tangible targets.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 4 Kasur Urban Development Report Therefore, the Nazim was involved right from the beginning of the planning process until the prioritized list was developed.
At the end of the planning process, another meeting was conducted with the Nazim in which whole planning process was reviewed in the light of actual field experiences, ground realities and all those issues that were not visualized at the start of the planning process.
Interviews with the Stakeholders
To assess the overall situation of TMA Kasur, PMDFC held interviews with stakeholders, i.e. UC Naib Nazims, member of Tehsil council and NGOs.
Formation of the Working Group
A working group comprising of second line officials from the planning and I&S offices worked very closely with the planning professionals from PMDFC in the preparation of the plan.
Prioritization Workshop
The list that was developed based on technical recommendation by PMDFC was then presented before the stake holders including Nazim, UC Nazim, Naib Nazim, councilors, etc, as they were the best to determine their priorities. This exercise was done in a workshop, arranged by PMDFC, where the service delivery needs in the existing system, together with costs, advantages, disadvantages of the development projects were presented and discussed with the stake holders.
Table 1: Population forecast for Kasur
Projected Population for the Year: 2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 312342 357195 408489 467149 534232
Incremental Population (2006-2026)
Incremental Population Population 1998 1998-2007 2007-2012 2012-2017 2017-2022 2022-2027
245,321 67021 44853 51294 58660 67083
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 5 Kasur Urban Development Report Chapter II
PROFILE OF TMA KASUR
2.1 General
TMA Kasur is one of the three TMAs of District Kasur. Kasur is the main town of the TMA. There are 55 Union Councils in the Tehsil out of which 17 fall in urban areas/CO units The Tehsil is predominantly rural with only 17 urban Union Councils out of a total number of 55 U.Cs. According to 1998 Population and Housing Census, total population and urban population of the Tehsil is 1,157,072 and 366,444 respectively. The TMA has following 05 CO units:
1) Kasur headquarter 2) Khudian 3) Mustafa Abad 4) Raja Jang 5) Kot Radha Kishan
2.2 Location
The city of Kasur is the district headquarters of the District Government, Kasur and is situated about 55 Km South East of Lahore near the border with India. The town is connected with Lahore by road as well as by rail. The town is located in semi-arid sub-tropical climate zone where intense summer heat and cold weather are experienced.
May-June are the hottest months with an average temperature of 41 degree centigrade and may rise to even 45 degrees centigrade. The monsoon period is during July-September. Average annual rainfall is about 500mm .The soils are mostly alluvial and sandy towards Sutlej River flowing on its western side.
2.3 Area/Demography
As per census-1998, the growth rate of Kasur was 2.72%. This growth of urban settlements in the city of Kasur is also disturbing natural ecological process. The impact of this rapid growth has overstressed the already deficit infrastructure including water supply and its distribution to the consumers. With this growth rate the present population of the city (year 2005) is expected to be 296000. It will rise to 387140 in the year 2015 and 506310 in the year 2025. However the trend of growth rate is decreasing in entire country and a reasonable assumption is that this city will grow at under mentioned growth rate in future.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 6 Kasur Urban Development Report CIDA at TMA Kasur
CIDA is also working in TMA Kasur. It has made some input in the preparation of maps. District map of Kasur and land use maps of the 3 Tehsils namely, Choonia, Pattoki and Kaur were developed by CIDA. Moreover, 2 UCs were randomly selected from each Tehsil for the preparation of base maps. A household survey was conducted with 5% stratified sampling procedure. In this survey level of satisfaction of the people for services was assessed. Consultative workshops were also conducted by CIDA in selected UCs.
To start with, the Planning office of TMA Kasur is confronted with the problem of under staffing. Following Table compares the available posts and filled posts.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 7 Kasur Urban Development Report Chapter III
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TMA KASUR
3.1 Capacity Building At TMA Kasur
Situational Analysis
TMA Kasur was no different than other TMAs of Punjab in terms of lacking institutional and individual capacity required to meet post devolution challenges. Initial field appraisal carried out by PMDFC revealed that:
1. TMA staff was never offered much needed computer training and necessary hardware essential for creating an automated office environment. 2. Information flow within the TMA and with its stakeholders was quite rudimentary and means of communication adopted were notice board and word of mouth. 3. The complaint center, a mandatory requirement of PLGO 2001, was not formally established. All complaint resolution was arbitrary and no record was kept of the same.
PMSIP Interventions
As PMDFC is geared towards improving the skills of TMA staff and considers improvement in service delivery inconceivable without a strong human resource base, it introduced human resource development initiatives unprecedented at TMA level under the umbrella of PMSIP. Since, PMSIP aims to improve performance and service delivery of TMAs - office automation is identified as the first step towards achieving these goals.
3.2 Hands-on training for Complaint Resolution
Section 188 of PLGO 2001 lays down for the establishment of a complaint cell at the Tehsil level. It states:
“Every District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration, Town Municipal Administration and Union Administration shall set up a complaint cell for redressal of grievances within the ambit of their responsibilities under this Ordinance.”
The Tehsil Nazim and the TMO were involved in setting up a complaint cell at the TMA office. The complaint cell was established under the supervision of the TMO Mr. Zahid Naseer Butt and Mr. M. Ashraf, Tax Clerk was nominated by the TMO to record complaints at the complaint cell. A standard design of complaint register was developed by PMDFC and the register was handed over to the TMA. A 1 day hands-on training was given to the officials in
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 8 Kasur Urban Development Report accordance with the standard operating procedures developed by PMDFC for complaint resolution.
PMDFC hopes that its ground breaking interventions will go a long way in the human resource development of TMA Kasur and its staff once equipped with right skills set can be expected to provide timely, cost effective and reliable services to the citizens of Kasur.
Table 2: Staff Trained under PMSIP
Sr. No. PMSIP Intervention No. of Staff Trained
1. Complaint tracking system 2
2. Automatic level machine provision 2
Total 4
3.3 Performance Management System
Performance Management System in TMAs is one of the key institutional development components of performance improvement plan (PIP) that PMDFC is implementing in partner TMAs. PMDFC has taken the initiative of implementing PMS in its partner TMAs, under the guidance of Mr. Harry P. Hatry and Ms Rittu Nayyar Stone from Urban Institute Washington and World Bank. In March 05, a team of experts from Urban Institute visited PMDFC and arranged a two days workshop (19 & 21 March 05) at Hotel Avari, Lahore on Performance Management System.
PMS in TMA Kasur
PMDFC has arranged several workshops, meetings and visits for awareness and consensus building among the TMA staff.
Table 3: The details of Workshops / Seminars in which TMA Kasur was invited
Sr. Date Duration Workshop Title Participants # From To Workshop on “Performance Tehsil Nazim, 1 10.8.05 10.8.05 One day Management System” TMO, All four TOs Workshop on “Improving Two 2 29.8.05 30.8.05 Service Delivery Through TMO, All four TOs days Strengthening TMAs”
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 9 Kasur Urban Development Report Orientation seminar for Tehsil Nazims on “Punjab Tehsil Nazim, 3 19.11.05 19.11.05 One day Municipal Services TMO Improvement Project” Meeting on selection of core Tehsil Nazim, 4 15.12.05 15.12.05 One day performance indicators TMO, All four TOs Four Workshop on “Improving Tehsil Nazim, 5 24.01.06 27.01.06 days Performance Management” TMO, All four TOs Workshop For Tehsil 6 03.07.06 03.07.06 One day Nazims on Implementation Tehsil Nazim of PMS Workshop on Baseline 7 10.7.06 10.7.06 One day Value Procedures for TMO & TO (I&S) Service Delivery Indicators Workshop on Rating of TMA 8 18.7.06 18.7.06 One day Roads through Trained Sub-Engineers Observer Workshop on Survey of 9 19.7.06 19.7.06 One day Nominated staff TMA Parks
Data Collection & Analysis
Before initiation of PMS, there was lack of data collection and reporting culture particularly in municipal service delivery. After development of performance indicators and selection of core indicators, data collection formats were developed and shared with the TMAs during the two workshops held in July 05 (3 & 10 July). Trainings were also provided to TMA staff where required for data collection. The last two workshops were arranged to train the nominated TMA staff for road rating and parks survey. TMA Kasur was then asked to collect and report data on core performance indicators by the end of July 06, which was used as baseline for year 2006-07.
Table 4: Baseline information provided by TMA
B.L Value B.L Value Target Performance Indicators (2006-07) (2007-08) (2007-08) Avg. hours of water supplied to 10 10.13 10.13 HH per day % of solid waste collected per 30 30 50 day % of street lights not working 37 30 30 during the month % of HH connected to 10 10 10 Sewerage System % of Roads in good condition 3 Survey Result Awaited Avg. no. of people visiting TMA 287 287 287 park daily Source: PMS data, PMDFC
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 10 Kasur Urban Development Report It almost takes more than four months to clean the data and get the reports in given reporting formats. The reporting formats were developed as per discussions with relevant TMA officials. Data for the reported period was analyzed and its cleaning was done.
3.4 Management Analysis
3.4.1 Staff Perks
Staff Residency/Accommodation: Tehsil Nazim and TMO has the official residency.
Transportation facility: There two vehicles available with TMA. TMO and TO(I&S) have jeeps. There is one other vehicle which is not in working condition.
3.4.2 Office Structure
Building/independent offices: Though the office building is an old one, yet it is very well maintained. The traditional character of the building has been retained with modern construction. All TOs have independent offices. TO I &S office is under construction while TO P office require more rooms.
Work space: With the construction of new office for TO I &S more working space will be created while TO P office is an congested one. TO F and TO R have independent offices with adequate working space.
3.4.3 Computers:
All TOs including TMO and Tehsil Nazim had computers with them PMDFC equipped TO P office with the latest computer with a printer.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 11 Kasur Urban Development Report Chapter IV
URBAN PLANNING
4.1 TO(P) Office
Table 5 - Detail of Posts in Planning Office (TMA-Kasur)
Sr. Post Available posts Filled Posts No. 1 TO(P) 1 - 2 Sub-En gr. 1 - 3 Land Officer 1 1 4 Draftsman 1 - 5 Building Inspector 2 1 6 Building clerk 1 - 7 Patwari 1 1 8 Head clerk 1 - 9 Tracer 1 1 10 Naib Qasid 2 -
From the above table it’s evident that important posts of sub-engineer and draftsman are vacant, affecting the efficiency of planning department. TO(P) is a sub-engineer from PHED. Field staff can’t cover the entire areas of their jurisdiction. Property records are not maintained in an orderly manner and no analysis is made from the existing data. Building inspectors daily visit the city to ascertain the changes in land uses and if a change is found a notice is issued. Demolition is mostly done for dangerous buildings after approval from authorities.
4.2 Mapping
A comprehensive mapping exercise under Geographic Information System has been undertaken in Kasur by PMDFC. The maps developed through GIS are base map for roads, land use map, UC boundary map, Map with Mohallah Names and maps for all service like water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and street lights.
The exercise would enable TMA staff to use state of art GIS technology and get first hand experience with techniques of data collection and data analysis.
4.3 Land Use Characteristics
The land use pattern in Kasur is undefined and haphazard. The entire growth of the town took place in an unplanned and fragmented manner.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 12 Kasur Urban Development Report The main roads that pass through the town are Shahrah –e- Liaquat Ali, Shahbaz Khan road, Sadr Diwan road,Khara road, Feroz pur road, etc. The internal road pattern in the residential area is irregular. The streets are generally narrow, and congested. The main commercial activity is present along the main roads. Circular road is the hub of commercial activity. Here lies a network of roads that serve the commercial activities of the town. Lailane adda is a very busy chowk in the centre of the town. Adjacent to this chowk is the Boys High schooland Government Girls High school. The other educational institution i.e Boys college is in the northern part of the town on the college road. There is an open space, Kasur Bagh. To the north of Kasur Bagh is the Civil Hospital.
There are six grave yards in the different parts of the town. Two are in the northern part, one in the central and one in the southern and the qther two are in the south western part of the town. Drain of the city, i.e Rohi nallah passes through the town from Kashir chowk to south western part of the town. Railway station is also in the south western part of the town.
4.4 City Zones
The Kasur city is haphazardly developed. All of the land uses like commercial, institutional, public buildings etc are mixed up in residential area. However, the central part of the town can be regarded as mixed use zone.
4.5 Housing Typologies
The following information in tables was collected from District Census report, Kasur, prepared in 1998.
Table 6: Type of housing Structures
Type of Number Percentage structure Pacca 29860 88.92
Semi pacca 1160 3.45
Katcha 2557 7.61
Total 33577
Source: DCR Kasur, 1998
The number of housing units in Fateh jang is 33577. The type of structures that are pacca comprise 88.92% of the total housing structures, where semi pacca are .45% and 7.61% are katcha.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 13 Kasur Urban Development Report 4.6 Growth Directions
The Kasur city is mainly growing in northern direction. A number of small housing schemes and residential colonies are developing along Raiwind road. Most prominent colonies are Mushtaq colony, Yousaf town, Zubaida colony, Madina colony, Abid town, and Elite town.
Some of the development is also taking place in southern direction. Ahmad Khan town has been developed here. In the east of Kasur, Area development scheme, Khais Khan town, Saeed abad colony and Defence colony have developed in recent years.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 14 Kasur Urban Development Report Chapter V
STATUS OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE & RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Road Network
Kasur is well-connected to other areas through a network of inter-city roads. The town is linked to Lahore and Depalpur.
The mixture of fast and slow moving traffic causes delays, traffic jams, congestion, pollution and accidents. The overall condition of roads in the city is unsatisfactory. Exhibit:
Table 7: Main roads with controlling departments
No. Name of Road Controlling Department 1. Lahore-Kasur road Provincial highway 2. Kasur-Dipalpur road Provincial highway 3. Ganda Singh road Provincial highway 4. Raiwind Road Provincial highway 5. Pattoki Road Provincial highway
Existing condition of TMA Roads
The condition of roads in Kasur is satisfactory. Most of the roads are in good condition and need minor repairs. Due to non-existence of metalled / paved shoulders and footpaths, some shopkeepers have encroached on the shoulders of the roads in busy areas. The existing length, road width, right of way, and existing condition of metalled TMA roads is given in Annex A.
5.2 Water Supply
PMDFC has initiated “Improvement/Extension of water supply” scheme in Kasur. Following data has been taken from from the feasibility report of the consultant as well as data collected by PMDFC.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 15 Kasur Urban Development Report Served Population
Presently hardly 70% of the total population of the city is served with water supply. The rest of the population either uses water from its own sources through pumped water supply or through hand pumps installed by the individual household. It is proposed to serve the entire population with piped water supply by the end of the planning horizon.
Sub soil Stratification and Ground Water Conditions
The ground water in the area is sweet; recharge from the river and rain water is the main cause for sweet water. In upper layers, fine sand and clay occurs whereas for lower portions and up to about 80 feet, the strata comprise fine to medium sand with traces of clay. The lower strata are combinations of sand, both fine and coarse and some locations of clay.
In case of Kasur the recharge to aquifers is vital in order to maintain the groundwater and to replenish the discharges from the aquifer, either natural or resulting from man’s activities. Rainwater harvesting and managed aquifer recharge (often known as artificial recharge) contribute to the maintenance of the above benefits, particularly if practiced as part of a wider approach to water resource management that addresses demand and quality dimensions as well as supply aspects. For sustainable management of a groundwater resource, demand needs to be managed to balance the recharge to the aquifer, be it natural, managed or incidental.
Existing Water Supply Situation
Adequate quantity of ground water of potable quality is available in the area. Ground water drawn through deep tube well is the present source of water supply. Generally 1.5 cusecs capacity tube wells, about 450-550 feet deep have been installed. Thirty-one tube wells are presently operating to meet the water requirements. Out of these, some of the tube wells are not operating at the designed capacity and their efficiency is decreasing over the period. The tube wells with depleted discharge should be rehabilitated with different methods such as surging, acid treatment and air-jetting.
In the past, several water supply schemes have been executed in the city in three phases of the project as under:
Phase-I was completed during 1971 which served a population of about 35,089; Phase-II was completed in the year 1981 which served a population of 25,400; Phase-III was completed in the year 1986 and served a population of about 35,735.
Another project under the name ‘Basti Chiragh has been completed in 1994 served a population of 44,000 persons. The total served population with piped
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 16 Kasur Urban Development Report water supply under the said scheme is about 140,240. As such about 150,000 persons are yet to be served with potable water supply.
The capacity of tube wells is 1.5 - 2 cusecs. The tube wells operate intermittently and usual timings of operation are presented in Table-
Table 8: Operating timings of tube wells
Nr. Period of the From To Hours Day 1. Morning 4:30 am 9 am 4.50 2. Mid Day 12:30 pm 3:30 pm 3.00 3 Evening 5:30 pm 10 pm 4.50 Total 12
Water Quality
The aquifer under the city of Kasur is comparable with that of Lahore and therefore, quality underground water is available for drinking purposes. However, due to the presence of tanneries in the city and Rohi Nullah passing through the city center, there were reports of presence of heavy metals in the upper sub soil water. This could be true for shallow waters where there is every possibility of traveling of heavy metals in the sub soil water but their presence in the deep waters is not possible due to presence of impervious strata of clay. Frequent analysis of water by the PHED/ TMA has confirmed absence of heavy metals particularly chromium in the deep wells. However, due to faulty distribution system and intermittent water supply in the city, presence of such metals in the distribution system can not be ruled out. However, measures are urgently required to protect the distribution system from the heavy probability of pollution of potable water by waste water entering into the system through leakages, faulty service connections and others.
The quality of drinking water supply in the city has been determined by Participatory Development Resource Cell (PDRC) Lab. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan during August-2001. The sampling points and their quality in terms of chromium contents are presented in Exhibit-4.10 & Exhibit-4.11.
It is evident from the above analysis that the sampled water carries higher concentration of chromium than the permissible limit of 0.05 mg/l (WHO Drinking Water Standards). The situation is critical for samples taken from water taps of private turbines / hand pumps which implies that chromium along with other heavy metals travels into / through the strata and finds its way into shallow waters. The situation is quite grave and requires very serious considerations for making available to the consumers water from deep well turbines which are sanitary-protected and are deep enough to eliminate the chance of its pollution by chromium or other heavy metal. Moreover, the water distribution system and provision of service connection require more attention to make the system water tight and eliminate the possibility of entry of polluted water (with chromium as well) into the system when it is not pressurized.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 17 Kasur Urban Development Report Distribution Network
The water distribution network had been executed along with the water source development. The pipe size varies from 3 inches to 16 inches diameter. The pipe material used comprises; galvanized, mild steel pipes, asbestos cement, and uPVC pipes. At locations, the pipe has reached to serviceable life / span particularly galvanized iron pipes which are reported to be heavily corroded and rusted. Also even incapacitated due to increase in water demands which has exceeded their limited capacity. The distribution of water in the recently developed low income areas, is either not available or their inadequacy is reported.
Water Storage
There is no underground storage of water for the city, and this is not the requirement when sufficient ground water aquifer is available which could be pumped either directly to the distribution system or through the overhead reservoirs.
The existing overhead storage in the city is included in Table
Table 9: Existing Overhead Storage Capacity
Nr. Location Capacity, gallons 1. Tube Well Nr.4, Lady 100,000 Park 2. Tube Well Nr.1/2, Kot 50,000 Ghulam Muhammad 3. Tube Well Nr.29, Gulberg 20,000 4. Tube Well Nr.7, Munir 10,000 Shaheed Colony Total 180,000
Presently the use of the Over head tanks has been stopped for no obvious reasons. The officials report that due to inadequate water supply form the tube wells, the storage has been suspended. This argument is not based on the ground realities. With a little additional pumping, overhead reservoirs could be filled at night for supply in the morning when demand builds-up.
For a tube well capacity of 1.5 cusecs capacity, 12-hours per day operation, total number of tube wells required to meet the average water production would be as under:
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 18 Kasur Urban Development Report Table 10: Water Demand
Description 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Daily Increase
Served% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50 0.0167
Total Population 7.55% increase 0.2872 0.3250 0.3588 0.3962 0.4374 0.4829 Average Demand, gpcpd 50 55 59 64 70 75 2002 1 ADWD, MGD 14.4888 17.7616 21.2477 25.4180 30.4068 36.3748 2025 1.00 Projected Production,MGD UAF, %age 30 28 26 24 22 20 Projected Water Demand /Req.Production, MGD 18.78 22.70 26.76 31.54 37.17 43.80 Present Water Production, MGD 17.00 22.25 25.48 31.13 37.18 Incremental Increase in Nrs. 3 13 8 14 15 Pumping Period, %age of the day 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 2002 70 Daily pumping hours 12 12 12 12 12 2025 100 Nr. of Required Tubewells 31 44 52 66 81
PMSIP Water Supply sub-project for Kasur
Additional 13 tube wells to meet water demands up to the year-2010, are required; some of the existing tube wells may have to be abandoned when their efficiency is determined after installation of bulk meters which is part of the project. The presently served population of about 70% will increase to about 95% on completion of the proposed project;
The project requirements to meet the demands up to the year-2010 are summarized as under:
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 19 Kasur Urban Development Report Table 11: Projects Requirements
Sr. Description Unit Quantity Nr.
1 Tube wells with chambers, complete Nrs 13
2 Overhead Reservoirs (50,000 gallons) Nrs 4
3 Distribution Network
3" dia uPVC Pipe Rft 260,000
4" dia uPVC Pipe Rft 8,500
6" dia uPVC Pipe Rft 36,000
8" dia uPVC Pipe Rft 65,000
10" dia uPVC Pipe Rft 4,500
Sluice Valves Nrs 50
Air release & washout valves Nrs 10
Fire hydrants Nrs 10
Water meters Nrs 31
4 PE Service Connections Nrs 10,000
The existing water tariff has been studied and new tariff is proposed which is proposed to be levied by the Year-2008. The proposed tariff is as under:
Domestic Low Income Rs. 50 per household Middle Income Rs. 100 per household High Income Rs.200 per household
Commercial Flat Rate Rs. 750 per connection
Industrial Flat Rate Rs. 2,000 per connection
The proposed connection fee (against Rs.1,000 existing for all type of connections) is as under:
Domestic All income Groups Rs.1,500 per household
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 20 Kasur Urban Development Report Commercial Flat Rate Rs.2,250 per connection
Industrial Flat Rate Rs. 3,000 per connection
The proposed tariff will increase by 5% after 3-years period.
The cost of the project is estimated as Rs.141 millions, the abstract is as under:
Table 12: Cost of the Project
Amount Nr. Description (Rs)
Tubewell 1 43,083,755
Overhead Reservoir 2 11,039,408
Water Distribution Network 3 63,943,349
Service Connections 4 14,786,880
Miscellaneous 5 1,735,000
Sub-Total 134,588,392
6 Contingencies, 5% 6,729,420
Total 141,317,812
The estimates include provision of bulk water meters for existing and new tube wells and service connections for 10,000 house holds as well;
The project is planned to be implemented over a period of 21 months which comprise:
Tender Action 2 months Mobilization for commencement 1 month Execution and completion 18 months
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 21 Kasur Urban Development Report 5.3 Sewerage
Existing Sewerage System
The part sewerage system was initiated in 1979. Main sewers ranging from dia 12” to 54” were constructed with total length of 29,474 feet. The work was completed in 1984 with cost of Rs.19.8 million. Intercepting / lateral sewers were curtailed because the existing open channels carrying the domestic sewers were planned to be connected with the main sewers through 100 Nos. gully grating chambers. The system was closed in 1990 due to non-payment of electric bills by the Municipal Committee at the time. Overflow from the 54” dia on the main sewer was allowed to terminate into the Katcha Rohi Nullah resulting silting up of the sewer. The system was totally stopped after a few years upto 1990. The domestic sewage flow at present is being taken care by the Pacca Channels constructed by the local body and is being disposed off in the Rohi Nullah.
PMDFC collected sewerage data for existing connection through TMA staff with the following results. Sewerage is partially flowing in two UCs. There are 610 sewerage connections.
Table 13: Survey for Sewerage
Month of November 2006
No. of Union Connection Sr. No Locality Council through Pipe Line 1 Gulberg Colony 3 200 2 Munir Shaheed Colony 3 385 3 Paris Roads 4 25 Total 610
This Nullah is presently functioning as an open sewer and almost the entire sewage and wastewater from the industries / tanneries other than four clusters now connected with the Common Effluent Pre-treatment Plant (CEPTP) is discharging to it for its ultimate disposal to Pandoki Seepage Drain. This Nullah over the period has become a public health hazard / nuisance which required attention of the people at the helm of the affairs long ago, but unfortunately was not addressed in the past. Due to its irregular section, deposits of solids, and other obstructions, the velocity of flow is significantly reduced and as such production of foul smells in addition to creating havoc during rainy season are the usual problems associated with it. As such, improvement in the section of the Nullah by way of its lining will help reducing the intensity of the miseries, but this is not considered the ultimate solution of the problem, particularly when this nullah is to function as a primary channel for city sewerage.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 22 Kasur Urban Development Report PHED
PHED is planning a sewerage upgradation and drainage project in Kasur. The project comprises of two aspects.
1) Rehabilitation of existing Sewerage System
The skeleton network of sewerage system is only in the central part of town and is abandoned since 1990. Total length of sewer laid from dia 12”-54” is 29,474 feet. 3,270 feet length of 27”, 36” and 42” dia are completely chocked due to flood in 1989 and entering of road metal/ bajri in the sewer. The rest of the sewer is 30 to 50% chocked and desilting is required in order to Exhibit bring it to operation. The sewers in the old city and new area along the Ferozpur Road are planned to carry the sewage flow on Ferozpur Road and onward to Depalpur Road upto the new proposed disposal station. Whole of the sewage flow in the new disposal station has been floated to enter in the recipient body (Remodeled Rohi Nullah) under gravity. The total domestic sewage reaching upto the disposal has been assessed 68 cusecs. The disposal station will work only during heavy rain during short period. It is estimated the working of machinery will be for two months in a year. In the old disposal bypass arrangement has been proposed to allow the sewage flow in the nearby remodeled Rohi Nullah on gravity. Comparatively lesser area has been proposed to be catered by the existing disposal station. The concept of reducing the load on the existing disposal station is due to reduced efficiency of the existing sewer and narrow streets which cannot accommodate the bigger diameter or new supporting pipe (Refer cross-section of roads DRW K-31).
2) Remodeling of Rohi Nullah.
On the upstream side of the bridge on the Ferozpur Road 3180 ft storm drain has been designed with section of 6ft x 4.5 ft and 7 ft x 4.75 ft to drain out 428.27 acre area. The flow has been calculated using the intensity duration curve of rainfall analysis on two years return period. The rainfall intensity ranging from 1.59 inch/hr Exhibit: to 1.479 inch/hr according to the time of concentration and rainfall intensity curve. Total length of the remodeled storm channel (Rohi Nullah) from downstream of Ferozpur Road bridge upto the Pandoki drain is 37906 ft with different section according to the catchments area. The storm flow will discharge in the recipient body- Pandoki drain under gravity.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 23 Kasur Urban Development Report
Existing Sewerage in the City of Kasur
Existing sewerage comprises different pipe sizes of lengths, about 31,000 feet. The entire present system is not functioning as required.
The sewage disposal station constructed for the purpose, close to the Rohi Nullah has deteriorated over the period. Most of the Exhibit: mechanical parts have been taken away by the people, and the station of about 60 cusecs capacity is in the abandoned state.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 24 Kasur Urban Development Report 5.4 Street Lights
Table 14: Survey for Street Lights (PMSIP)
Month of August 2007
Locality No. of Total Number Street Sr. No. of of Lights No. Mohallah UC Street Streets not Lights Working 1 44 20 1 200 60 2 300 16 2 200 55 3 15 12 3 281 70 4 30 9 4 195 62 5 48 13 5 200 60 6 67 12 6 227 70 7 60 4 7 250 51 8 24 1 8 213 65 9 41 9 9 230 58 10 39 9 10 350 48 11 43 8 11 212 60 Total 2558 659 Percent of Street Lights not working 26%
Detail of street lights in 11 UCs of Kasur are shown in above table. From the table it is evident that street lights are evenly spread over Kasur. Street lights not working are 26 %.
5.5 Solid Wastes Management
Waste generation and collection efficiency
The present population of Kasur town is 326,000 by taking generation rate of 0.4 kg/capita/day, generated solid waste comes out to be 130.4 tons per day. (PMS, PMDFC)
Solid Waste Management System The existing solid waste management Exhibit: system of Kasur comprises of on site storage, collection, transfer and disposal. Brief description of each activity is discussed as follows.
Solid Waste Collection Primary collection is being performed by sanitary workers. The workers carry out sweeping of streets and roads and collect the solid waste from small heaps with the help of wheel barrows, brooms etc. and store at permanent
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 25 Kasur Urban Development Report and temporary collection points. Most of the town is covered by primary collection except areas that are have been extended by new habitants. There are two shifts: first starts at 5 am – 11 am, second starts at 2 pm to 5 pm.
Main Dumping Points
All waste generated is dumped inside city at various permanent dumping places. It is collected from those points and disposed of to far locations only when it exceeds tolerant limits. Main dumping points in the town are:
Along main Lahore-Ferozepur Road From Chungi to Steel Bagh Park solid waste is spread along te main road in Exhibit: depressions creating an un-healthy situation.
On the Junction of Ferozepur road and Shahabaz Khan road It is a large dump area. Sewerage water is also flowing in this site creating an unhealthy situation for residents, polluting the soil and water underneath.
Near TMA office on Naseem Hayat Road Rohi nallah is passing at this site. Solid waste has been dumped at this site for a long time and has blocked the flow of the nallah completely.
At Circular road and Rohi Nallah Crossing The nallah is completely choked with solid waste creating a mess for the residents. Exhibit:
Existing Equipments And Establishment Detail of existing equipments and staff available with TMA for solid waste management system is shown in
Table 15: Available Equipments
Sr. Description Numbers Present Status No. 1 Tractor Trolleys 4 +8 Working condition, TMA recently rented 8 tractor trolleys for collection of solid waste, in addition to its 4. 2 Hand carts 200 Working condition
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 26 Kasur Urban Development Report Table 16: Existing Establishment at Headquater
S.No Post Head Office Sanctioned Vacant Strength Posts 1 Head Clerk Sanitation Head Office 1 - 2 Head Clerk Head Office 1 - 3 Peon Head Office 2 1 4 Water Carrier Head Office 7 1 5 Chief Sanitary Inspector Head Office 1 - 6 Sanitary Inspector Head Office 3 3 7 Sanitary Supervisors Head Office 12 1 8 Tractor Driver Head Office 8 7
Table 17: Existing Establishment at UC level
Post UC Sanctioned Vacant Strength Posts 1 Water Carrier UC-1 2 - 2 Sanitary Workers UC-1 8 - 3 Water Carrier UC-2 1 - 4 Sanitary Workers UC-2 21 - 5 Water Carrier UC-3 1 - 6 Sanitary Workers UC-3 20 - 7 Water Carrier UC-4 1 - 8 Sanitary Workers UC-4 17 - 9 Water Carrier UC-5 3 - 10 Sanitary Workers UC-5 27 - 11 Water Carrier UC-6 4 - 12 Sanitary Workers UC-6 22 - 13 Water Carrier UC-7 3 - 14 Sanitary Workers UC-7 19 - 15 Water Carrier UC-8 1 - 16 Sanitary Workers UC-8 11 - 17 Water Carrier UC-9 1 - 18 Sanitary Workers UC-9 13 - 19 Water Carrier UC-10 3 - 20 Sanitary Workers UC-10 31 - 21 Water Carrier UC-11 3 - 22 Sanitary Workers UC-11 23 -
From above tables it is evident that all sanitary workers
Needs Presently with available collection equipment and mechanism only tons are being collected. Generation rates in future are expected as shown in table below. But rates of generation may exceed these limits as living standards are rising in this town.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 27 Kasur Urban Development Report Table 18: Solid Waste Generation
Year 2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 Generation 130 153 179 210 245 (tons)
TMA won’t be able to collect these generations of waste amounts with present resources. There are no designated secondary collection points. A proper secondary collection system should be introduced. The 40 skips placed in the town didn’t worked and were abandoned. TMA only had 4 tractor trolleys and were insufficient for Kasur town. It has recently rented 8 tractor trolleys for collection purposes. Now, each UC has one tractor trolley at its disposal to collect solid wastes. It has significantly increased collection of solid wastes.
TMA is dumping almost all waste with the town thus creating in-sanitary & unhygienic conditions, degrading the environment of the town, emitting obnoxious smells and providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and flies. Main dumping sites are all in the town. There is no TMA land to dispose of solid waste. Therefore, there is an immediate need of procuring land for landfill site. As the town is a large one and is expanding in various direction 4- 5 sites could be procured to save operation costs.
Table 19: Proposal
Proposed Sub-Project Rationale Beneficiaries Improvement of SWM in Management and Kasur Kasur and procurement operational of land for landfill site improvements, procurement of machinery and landfill site are needed to improve SWM in Kasur. Present disposal sites within city are polluting the environment.
The existing system comprises:
Collection; through hand /animal driven carts; Transfer through animal carts / tractor trolley mounted; Disposal in open fields / ravines.
The Establishment
Hand Carts Hand carts, 200 numbers, are presently collecting solid wastes; major proportion, about 175 numbers are in poor working condition.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 28 Kasur Urban Development Report Dust Bins There are about 40 dust bins in the city, out of which 17 are in proper condition while 23 dust bins are in bad shape/damaged.
Collection Frequency According to an estimate about 150 tons /day of solid wastes are collected for disposal to the waste land in the vicinity; hydraulically operated carriers, 2- Nrs. are available for the purpose.
Present Situation The present facilities for collection and disposal of solid wastes have completely failed and situation with respect to solid wastes collection and disposal is deplorable.
5.6 Fire Fighting
The existing fire fighting system in Kasur is located near TMA office. There are two sheds for fire engines. The office is small without proper equipment. Record of fire incidences has been kept up to date by the staff. Discussions with fire supervisor indicated that present location of fire station is serving the town as well as four CO units located at 21-50 km distances. There are two sheds as shown in the pic. These sheds are Exhibit: makeshift arrangement and not as per proper fire fighting standards. There is one office but it needs office equipment and more space. The store is also a small one without requisite equipment.
The equipment and vehicles available with TMA are described as under:-
Fire Engines
TMA has two fire engine – 1984 Bedford model. One has recently been repaired.
Fire Equipment
The under mentioned fire equipment is available with TMA at present:-
Table 20: Fire Equipment
Sr. Description Qty 1. Delivery hose pipe 2.5 “ with 30 coupling 2. Foam brass pipe 1 3. Gum boots 6 4. Tool kit complete 1 Source: TMA Record
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 29 Kasur Urban Development Report The above table shows that the fire station is very poorly equipped to cater needs for fighting capacity of TMA Kasur.
TMA would be receiving more equipment with the repaired fire engine soon. It has spent Rs 700,000 for the repair and purchase of new equipment.
Fire Hydrants
There are two (2) fire hydrants in the city.
Table 21: Detail of location of fire hydrants
S. No Location 1 Stadium – connected with a separate motor 2 Near Fire Station – connected with OHR Source: TMA record
Fire Brigade for Industry
Daska is an industrial town – surrounding by leather and surgical goods factories. Daska town is housed with cottage industries in entire town area. Risk of fire break out is very high.
Table 22: Detail of Fire Incidences in Last Three Years in Jhelum District
Sr. No. of Fire Year No. Incidences 1. 2006-7 54 2. 2005-6 48 Source: TMA record
Table 23: Existing Manpower for fire fighting
S.No Designation Sanctioned Vacant posts posts 1 Assistant Suptd. Fire 1 1 brigade 2 Head Fireman 1 - 3 Fireman 15 6 4 Driver, Fire brigade 6 5 Source: TMA record
Revised estimated for TMA Kasur fire brigade expenditure were Rs. 1, 605,400, whereas, estimates for year 2007-08 are Rs. 2,747,960.
Overall situation of Fire Fighting Arrangements
Situation is satisfactory as far as staff is concerned. It is being supervised by a very experienced Fire Superintendent. It is being run at full capacity i.e. in three shifts for 24 hours. The location of fire station is also central and fire
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 30 Kasur Urban Development Report hydrants are placed all around the town. One of the obsolete fire engines needs to be replaced. More rooms need to be added to upgrade office and stores.
Table 24: Proposal
Proposal Rationale Beneficiaries Construction of new Fire Industrialized town - cottage Town of Kasur as Station, procurement of industries having risk of fire well as cities that new Fire Engine, incidences as well as large are served with this establishment of new fire population. service. hydrants
5.7 Park
TMA is maintaining one park in the town. It s located near Shabaz Khan Road. It is not maintained properly. There is a open nallah flowing on one side of the park resulting in foul smell all across te park. There are trees in the park but are not properly looked after. Benches and pathways are in poor condition. There are no wash rooms for visitors. In short, park is depicting a deserted look. It is located in Exhibit: a prime location surrounded by citizens. Proper care can improve the park and render it useful for citizens who visit it.
5.8 Slaughter House
Slaughter house was visited by planning team, PMDFC with sanitary inspector.
Existing Slaughter House Existing slaughter house is located at road in UC-5. It is located on a 15 feet TST major road. Therefore, even during rainy season there is not much problem Exhibit: in accessing the site. It was developed by TMA at its own property and had served the town well. There are two sections in the slaughter house. One is reserved for small animals and has a separate entrance as well as separate water storage and parking area. It has a large skinning and slaughtering area. Its has three water storage tanks located at ground level. Second part of the slaughter house is reserved for large animals. It has one large water storage area. There is no Exhibit:
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 31 Kasur Urban Development Report solid waste storage place. There is one office but is not used. Parking lot is just 25 feet deep in front of the slaughtering hall and is uncovered.
Water Supply System Public water supply connection is available to the slaughter house. It has four surface water storage tanks where sufficient quantity of water is available for washing slaughtered animals.
Drainage System Effluent disposal is not connected to sewerage system and is discharged into open channel that connects with a large drainage channel that is 200 feet from the site. Although contaminates are not toxic in natures, but they can introduce bacterial contamination and increase nitrates, phosphates and sulfates concentration in water, leading to health problems.
Solid Waste
Solid waste is being dumped across the road from slaughter house and is Exhibit: disposed of occasionally by TMA SWM staff. As a result, there is slaughter house solid waste present in front of the site. No treatment is being done on the solid waste generated. Soil is also being contaminated where solid waste is being dumped.
Operation and Maintenance
Timings for slaughter house operations are 3 am – 7 am. The present system is being maintained by TMA Kasur out of its own resources as the fee of slaughtering is very nominal. Budget estimated for 2006-07 were 450,000 and for 2007-08 is Rs 415,000. Total establishment costs estimated for 2007-08 are Rs 364,438.
Existing Establishment
The veterinary doctor is on honorarium of Rs. 800/- per month which is extremely low. Due to this reason he is not available during slaughtering and he has deputed a dispenser to check the health of animals.
Table 25: Establishment of Slaughter House
S.No Designation Sanctioned Existing Budgeted posts Posts amount 2007-08 1 Veterinary Doctor Honorary 1 13,200 2 Sanitary worker 1 1 86,460 3 Water carrier 2 1 154,944
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 32 Kasur Urban Development Report Existing slaughter house is capable of fulfilling the present slaughtering requirements as well as social issues are under control. It is kept very clean by TMA. Discussions with UC-5 Nazim, Fida Hussain (ex-councilor) nd Ghulam Rasool (local resident) revealed that citizens living around the site area satisfied with the operations of this place. Keeping in view, TMA Kasur has a slaughter house that can serve the town for next 5 years. But as it is located in the town surrounded by citizens it should be relocated outside the town in future. TMA should be looking for some suitable site for its shifting.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 33 Kasur Urban Development Report Chapter VI
PROJECT PRIORITIZATION
Projects identified were based on surveys, analysis and ‘technical judgment’. The projects identified needed validation and prioritization by the elected representatives of the people through consultations.
The following methodology was adopted for the prioritization process.
6.1 Pre-Workshop Consultations
PMDFC held meeting with Tehsil Nazim to discuss and finalize the workshop methodology. The purpose was to develop a common understanding and build consensus about the workshop methodology and the proposed projects. The Tehsil Nazim was requested to invite the participants for workshop and make available suitable venue for it.
PMDFC briefed how the workshop would proceed, including details about formation of groups, inter-sector prioritization (i.e. roads vs water supply vs sewerage etc.), followed by intra-sector prioritization, e.g. in case of roads sector, individual road projects for the whole town were prioritized.
6.2 Workshop Proceedings
General
The work shop was held on 28th November , 2007, in TMA complex, Kasur. It commenced at 11:00 am and was concluded at around 2:00 p.m.
Workshop Participants
The number of participants was 21. The stake holders were mainly the representatives of the Tehsil Council and Union naib nazims, from urban UCs of TMA Kasur
The Session
The workshop was formally started with a presentation was given by PMDFC on, the existing situation of the town and proposed list of sub projects. During the presentation, the participants took a keen interest, and asked a number of questions about the working of, and already projects under taken by PMDFC. They further updated the information about the existing situation, e.g. the stakeholders had serious reservations about the fire fighting system, as it was considered inefficient.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 34 Kasur Urban Development Report Group Formation
The participants were divided into 3 groups at random, but it was ensured that people form same UC may not be included in the same group. Each group comprised of 4-5 persons.
In the first round, inter-sector prioritization was done. Each group was given a list of sectors i.e. roads, water supply, sewerage etc. They were first to label their priority before each sector e.g. if they thought drains was the most important problem of the town they were to assign 1 before drains, etc.
The results of the Inter sector prioritization were entered into a ‘priority matrix’. In this matrix, the group-wise sector priorities were entered as assigned by the group members. Based on the frequency of responses, the inter-sector prioritization was finalized.
In the second round, group members were asked to prioritize intra-sector projects. Thus in case of roads, name of individual roads identified were written Intra sector prioritization matrix. The participants suggested some new projects to be included, e.g. street lights, which had not been identified by the PMDFC. The priority-wise projects were then entered in intra-sector priority matrix, and sub-projects finalized on the basis of frequency of responses.
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 35 Kasur Urban Development Report 6.3 Prioritized List of Sub-Projects
Table 24: Prioritized List of Projects
Sector Priority Sub-Sector Prioritization Sector Priority Water supply 1 Sewerage 2 Solid waste management 3 Street light 4 College road 1 Vetnary hospital 2 road Main lorry adda 3 road Railway road 4 Railway road upto 5 kot Usman Khan Captain Naseem 6 Hayat road Roads 5 Haji Fareed road 7 Disposal road 8 Baba Kamil Shah 9 road Salamat pura upto 10 Mangal Mandi Kamil shah road 11 chowk to kot usman Janaz Gah kot 12 Peeran upto Dera Khorshhed Kasuri Park 6 Fire fighting 7
Bus stand 8
Slaughter house 9
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 36 Kasur Urban Development Report ANNEXES Annex A
Table 26: Record of Average Duration of All Tube Well of Water Supply for the month of August 2007
Total duration Sr.No Tube well name in hours Remarks (if any) 1 Engineering Branch 313.3 2 Kalma Chowk 315 3 Lady Park near DHO office 315 4 Near darbar khwaja sahib 312 5 Near darbar khwaja sahib 11 255.3 Repair of Turbine 6 Basti barat shah 300 7 Basti baba ghalab shah 330 8 Baba sher shah 333.45 9 Kot Haleem Khan 318 10 Kot Ali Garh 323 11 Near Disposal Works 323 12 Baser Pura 305 13 Basti Sabri 321 14 Basti Rukan Pura 321 15 Basti Charag Shah No I 324 Rewinding of Elec. 16 Basti Charag Shah No II 277 Motor 17 Baba Kamal Shah 322.3 18 Haji Shah Sharif 325 19 Tehsil Dar Chowk 325 20 Santok Sir Nafees Colony 325 21 Khadim Abad 325 22 General Bus Stand 310 23 Eide Shah 217.3 24 Ghulbarg Colony 328 25 Saeed Abad Colony 314 26 Steel Garden 330 27 Dhor Kot 323 28 College Ground 300 29 Munir Shaheed Colony 330 30 Shehbaz Khan Road 309.45 31 Haji Gagan 0 Not Complete Total Hours (B) 9370.10 Average Hours water supplied per day (B/31/31) 9.75 Source: PMS, PMDFC
Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) 37 Kasur Urban Development Report