ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has ensured round-the-clock deployment of staff from the Fisheries Department and Small Dam Organisation to curb illegal fishing in Rawal Dam. The Rawal Dam is under the administrative control of Small Dam Organisation, Irrigation Department, Punjab. In regard to fish mortality, the ICT administration registered a first information report (FIR) in Secretariat police station in July this year against miscreants living around the dam and involved in illegal fishing. At present, drinking water is being provided to residents of the federal capital from Simly Dam and Khanpur Dam. The water of Rawal Dam is supplied to residents of Rawalpindi by Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) after undergoing proper treatment.

Source: Pakistan Today December 17, 2017 17:26 UTC