SDG

1. Capacity Building on Water
Quality Monitoring and
SDG 6 (6.1) Reporting
2020-2025

2. Capacity Building on Water Quality Monitoring and SDG
6 (6.1) Reporting
2
Project Description: To develop and establish a national/provincial drinking water quality monitoring and
surveillance management system. And to strengthen the capacity of WASH cell and
PHEDs to track progress of SDG-6 (6.1 - Access to safe drinking water
Development Partner: Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) - in kind support USD 7.420 M
(PKR 1,187.2 Million) and PSDP component PKR 102 M
Implementing Agency: Env Wing, MoCC
Execution by: PHED Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Baluchistan, PCRWR and PAK-EPA
(to bear the cost of O&M of equipment and consumables for lab testing)
Signing Date: 11-11-2020 Closing Date: 30-06-2025
(Amount in Rs. million)
Disbursement Undisbursed B.E. 2022-23
1,289
KOICA: (1,187 – PSDP: 102)
10.933 91.072 23
Estimated Delay: Time: 8 Months Amount: 7 M

3. Objectives
• Development of national/provincial drinking water quality monitoring and
surveillance management system
• Strengthening the capacity of WASH cell and PHEDs to track progress of
SDG-6.1
• Enhancing coordination capacity of WASH Cell on drinking water issues with
provincial governments
• Building capacity of human resource on water quality testing, monitoring and
provision of necessary equipment

4. Achievements/ Deliverables
• Baseline for water quality laboratories under, KP, Punjab and Federal
EPAs has been developed.
• Initial scoping exercise has been conducted in Jan, 2022 in KP for
MIS developed
• Gender inclusion guideline for project has been finalized

5. WAY forward
 Tender for purchase of equipment for 36 labs in Punjab and 8 labs in
KP is under process
• Training/capacity building of staff is under process for water quality
• Development of training modules and role out trainings at provincial
and federal level
• Development of MIS for water quality reporting and tracking of
operational activities of water quality.

6. Work plan for July to August 2022
Sr. No. Activity Responsible Person
1. • 2nd steering committee meeting conducting for “Steering of project roll out and project progress review”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
Project Manager
2. • Identification of coordination gaps and bottlenecks at National and Provincial level for “Development
of National & Provincial Water quality monitoring & management framework”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
DD Institutional Development
& Coordination
3. • Dissemination of Drinking Water Policy guidelines and consolidation of inputs for “Review of drinking
water policy & development of a national guideline on drinking water that covers the water quality
monitoring and management system”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
DD Policy & Research
4. DD Monitoring & Reporting
On leave
5. • Consultation with respective provincial PHEDs, LG&RDs on the water quality reporting indicators for
urban and rural areas for “Finalization of water quality Reporting Indicators”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
AD Reporting &
Documentation
6. • Conduct training need assessment for provinces along with listing of staff for “Capacity building
(trainings) for water policy and water quality lab operation”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
AD Capacity Building
7. • Organization of National JSR for WASH & submission of VNR report on SDG 6 for “Organization of
one national workshop (Joint Sector Review) for the annual review of water quality component”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
AD Reporting &
Documentation & AD Capacity
building
8. • Integration of GIS with water quality monitoring data for “Mapping of finalized water quality Reporting
Indicators”
• Any other activity assigned by Project Manager.
AD Monitoring

7. Financial Progress (Current F.Y 2021-22)
Financial Year 2021-22 Rs. Million
Original Allocation Rs.300 million. Demanded was Rs.17.45
million.
Re-Revised Allocation Re-revised allocation on direction of Planning
Commission is 10.933 million
Released/Sanction issued Rs.10.933 million
Expenditure Rs. 10.86 million till 30-6-20220
Allocation for next year 2022-2023 Rs. 23 Million