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LAHORE, Jan 10 (APP):Deputy Commissioner(DC)Lahore Syed Musa Raza conducted an early morning visit to Tehsil Raiwind on Saturday to review sanitation arrangements and municipal services under Chief Minister(CM) Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “Clean Lahore Mission.”
Accompanied by the Chief Officer Metropolitan Corporation Lahore,Assistant Commissioner(AC) Raiwind and other relevant officers, the Deputy Commissioner inspected Baba Factory,Hussainabad,Multan Road and surrounding localities to assess cleanliness, sewerage conditions, drainage systems and ongoing development works.
During the visit, Assistant Commissioner Raiwind briefed the Deputy Commissioner on the provision of municipal services, informing that field monitoring of sanitation, sewerage, drains and development activities is being carried out to ensure timely service delivery.
The DC directed all relevant departments to remain fully mobilized and instructed the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) to immediately improve cleanliness conditions and ensure prompt removal of debris from streets and major roads.
He also directed WASA to ensure thorough cleaning and desilting of drains and resolve issues related to sewerage lines and manholes on an emergency basis.
The DC ordered that all open manholes be properly covered,warning that negligence in this regard would not be tolerated.
Syed Musa Raza said that provision of quality municipal services to citizens was the top priority of the district administration.
He emphasized that officers of WASA and LWMC must remain active in the field and ensure visible improvement in sanitation standards.
He added that no compromise would be made on cleanliness and directed WASA to complete desilting of drains on an urgent basis.
He further instructed LWMC to utilize all available resources to achieve the objective of making Lahore a zero-waste city, with special focus on cleanliness of streets, markets and residential areas.
Meanwhile,the district administration carried out an operation to remove cattle from residential areas to improve sanitation.
On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Lahore Syed Musa Raza, a crackdown was conducted in Tehsil Nishtar under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Muhammad Saleem Aasi.
During the operation, 150 illegal cattle sheds were demolished and more than 600 cattle were shifted outside city limits. The DC directed strict action against illegal cattle keeping, daily crackdowns by assistant commissioners, and emphasized that no compromise would be made on cleanliness,as the operation would help resolve sewerage and sanitation issues in the city.