Meeting decides to expand the scope of sanitation operations in Lahore

LAHORE, Apr 01 (APP):On the instructions from Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, it has been decided to expand the scope of sanitation operations in Lahore. Railway lines and selected cantonment areas are also being included in the Suthra (Clean) Punjab Program.
In this regard, a review meeting on the sanitation operation was held at the Town Hall, Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique, in chair. Advisor to the Chief Minister on Political Affairs Zeeshan Malik, Special Assistant Shoaib Mirza, Deputy Commissioner/Administrator Metropolitan Corporation Lahore Captain (R) Muhammad Ali Ijaz, Director General Suthra Punjab Authority Babar Sahib Din and all Assistant Commissioners also attended the meeting. Preliminary steps were also considered in the context of increasing the number of union councils under the new local government system.
Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique, while emphasizing the need to dump the garbage of large private housing schemes, directed that private housing schemes should be provided services with charging of fee. He said that there are 13,000 beats in Lahore under LWMC. “Under Suthra Punjab, 10,500 feet of streets and roads are being cleaned in Lahore city”, he observed. He directed the Deputy Commissioner to identify government land for developing temporary dumping points saying that setting up temporary dumping points near every area will improve the results and save resources.
The minister said that biogas plants will be set up to utilize the dung produced in gawala colonies. “The pilot project in this regard is successfully producing results. The Gowalas of Lahore have also shown their willingness to pay a fee per cattle, which is a welcome thing”, he added. He appealed to the citizens to avoid throwing garbage on vacant plots instead they should register their complaints on the helpline.
Zeeshan Rafique said that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “Suthra Punjab” has become an authentic brand internationally. “The network is constantly active to keep every area of Punjab, including Lahore, clean”, noted he.
The meeting decided to provide additional funds to further improve the performance of town managers.
Advisor to the Chief Minister Zeeshan Malik said that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz provided all possible resources for a clean Punjab. “The monitoring mechanism of field supervisors is being made effective”, he vowed.
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Shoaib Mirza directed that all Assistant Commissioners should make continuous visits for spot checking. “No leniency should be given to absenteeism”, he warned.
On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Ijaz assured the implementation of the decisions taken in the meeting saying that the standard of cleanliness that is now there was never before. “All possible steps are being taken to achieve the targets set by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz”, assured DC.