MULTAN, Oct 3 (APP)::Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that the provincial government was working on war-footing to provide clean drinking water across the provice. While presiding over the Aab-e-Pak Authority meeting here on Thursday, he said that 371 water purification plants had been made functional in Multan district. He said that water purification plants were also being installed in rural areas on priority basis. He said that the …
Govt working on war-footing to provide clean drinking water: governor
MULTAN, Oct 3 (APP)::Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that the provincial government was working on war-footing to provide clean drinking water across the provice.
While presiding over the Aab-e-Pak Authority meeting here on Thursday, he said that 371 water purification plants had been made functional in Multan district.
He said that water purification plants were also being installed in rural areas on priority basis.
He said that the Aab-e-Pak Authority was fully authorised for provision of clean drinking water to masses.
He said that negligence regarding looking after the purification plants would not be tolerated.
The governor said that a proposal to impose charges on new water purification plants would be considered. He hailed the efforts of the administration for making the plants functional at the earliest.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on the occasion that clean drinking water project was very appreciable. He proposed constituting an administrative committee of stakeholders at each purification plant.
