Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Lining work on the Kalri Baghar (KB) Feeder, a perennial canal off the Kotri Barrage, has resumed following its temporary closure for annual maintenance, officials said on Tuesday. The project aims to conserve water and increase drinking water supply to Karachi.

The KB Feeder lining project is being jointly financed by the federal and Sindh governments on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis. Its objective is to line the entire canal to reduce seepage losses and channel the conserved water to Keenjhar Lake, Karachi's primary source of drinking water.

Work on the canal began last year during the same maintenance window, when selected sections were lined. As the KB Feeder operates throughout the year, construction activities ca...