Govt unveils around Rs75bn water development plan for FY27

Mettis Global reported that the government has earmarked Rs74.92bn across 35 water-sector schemes within the PSDP 2026-27, covering storage, irrigation, flood defences and urban supplies. A document cited by Wealth Pakistan puts the combined estimated cost at Rs2.102 trillion, with a throw-forward of Rs880.267bn as of July 1.

Once built, these schemes could shield roughly 15.76 million residents from future floods. APP put the added storage at 12.8 million acre-feet (MAF), and surface storage is slated to rise to 23.5 MAF by 2029 from a 2023-24 base of 13.5 MAF under Uraan Pakistan. With the listed projects' extra capacity, total storage could reach 26.3 MAF.

Dams account for a large part of the outlay, with 21 projects covering Diamer-Basha, Mohmand, Nai Gaj and Naulong. The government also wants irrigation conveyance losses trimmed by 33%, and water-use efficiency lifted to 70% by 2029 from 40%. For Karachi, the K-IV scheme is expected to raise supply from 650 MGD to 910 MGD.