Arsad is a Professional Civil Engineer, PE (Singapore) since 1983, and has more than 40 years of practical experience in the planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and monitoring of water and wastewater supply systems.
Prior to joining Meinhardt, Arsad worked with D. Balfour and Sons, a European consultant, where among other projects he prepared the master plan for Kuala Lumpur city in which he played a key role as a hydraulics/ hydrologist/ wastewater engineer. From 1974 to 2010,36 Years-he was with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) Singapore, where he was involved in planning, design and day to day operation of Water supply system and numerous in-house and international water projects undertaken by PUB as consultants. During 2005-2011,he played a key role in the consultancy of NRW and UFW and varied nature of water consultancy projects undertaken by PUB of Singapore in various countries such as Brunei, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam .In 2005, he was involved part-time in Technical Assistance for ADB-funded projects undertaken by PUB in Bangladesh and India .Over the last six years, Arsad was actively involved in consultancy of various water supply projects in South East Asia, the Middle Eastern and African countries.
During his posting in the Middle East as the First Secretary (Development) for the Embassy of Singapore during 2008 to 2010, he played a key role as a facilitator, networker, match-maker; relationship builder and an excellent negotiator who helped many Singapore companies win multi-million-dollar projects in the MENA region.
He was a member of the audit team appointed by the National Water Company (NWC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to independently audit of the deliverables, work performance and targets, of the seven-year Water and Wastewater Management contract undertaken by Veolia. His involvement in numerous local and international projects in water and wastewater over the years has equipped him to deliver major civil engineering, water and waste water projects with various types in Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Presentation Title
Sustainable Riverfront Urban Development Along River Ravi in Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The two critical challenges faced in the proposed Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project are (a) development and implementation of technical measures that will increase the River Ravi flows in order to become a perennial freshwater body, and, (b) development of a sustainable, high quality Riverfront Urban Development by, (i) maintaining the pre-determined acceptable river flow levels, (ii) Implementing flood mitigation measures, (iii) Ensuring all wastewaters are adequately treated before being discharged into the River Ravi, and, (iv) Maintaining pollution control measures in the catchment areas. In addition to the water flow from Chenab River through link canals to enhance the Ravi River flow, river training and channelization measures are proposed to augment the river water flow. Feasibilities for treatment of wastewater generated from the RRUDP area, proper waste management (through sustainable infrastructure planning) and Ravi River catchment pollution control through legal enforcements are assessed for the Ravi River water quality improvement.