RAWALPINDI, Jan 09 (APP): Punjab Minister for Housing and Public Health Engineering Bilal Yasin on Friday visited Rawalpindi to review progress on the chief minister’s flagship housing initiative, Apni Chhat Apna Ghar.
During the visit, the minister met with beneficiaries of the scheme, who expressed gratitude to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and described the initiative as people-friendly and welfare-oriented.
Bilal Yasin emphasized the provision of quality housing facilities and the promotion of dignified living standards for citizens.
He also received detailed briefings from officials of the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and the Horticulture Agency Rawalpindi.
WASA Rawalpindi Managing Director Muhammad Saleem Ashraf briefed the minister on the ongoing mega project Dreams and the Agency’s overall performance in the city.
Speaking on the occasion, Bilal Yasin said that, under the chief minister’s vision, public welfare projects were being implemented across the province. He said establishing WASA in every district and ensuring the supply of clean drinking water were among the government’s key priorities.
The minister said the housing department was actively working on low-cost housing schemes, improving urban infrastructure and providing essential civic facilities to the public.