District Administration, Rawalpindi, will directly supervise the establishment of model villages and clean drinking water projects, with an initial allocation of Rs 50 million for each tehsil.
Rs 50 million development funds allocated to each tehsil for model villages
RAWALPINDI, Nov 02 (APP): District Administration, Rawalpindi, will directly supervise the establishment of model villages and clean drinking water projects, with an initial allocation of Rs 50 million for each tehsil.
Presiding over a meeting, Additional Deputy Commissioner Social Services Fazail Mudassar said that, in line with the policy being implemented across Punjab, responsibility for the execution and supervision of model village projects in Rawalpindi had been entrusted directly to the district administration.
He said work was underway to establish 26 model villages across the district, adding that development funds would be utilised under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioners concerned, while village committees would play a key role in identifying and implementing local development schemes.
He directed the officials to immediately constitute committees for model villages in each tehsil, ensuring the inclusion of reputable, capable and socially committed individuals. He said an initial allocation of Rs 50 million was being provided to each tehsil to initiate development work.
Officials of the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority briefed the meeting on the status of existing and proposed water filtration plants. They informed participants that 182 of the district’s 241 water filtration plants were currently functional.
The meeting was further informed that 252 new filtration plants, including 94 reverse osmosis (RO) and 158 filtration plants, were being installed across the district’s five tehsils under the Chief Minister Punjab Saaf Pani Programme.
It was decided that the district administration, through the respective Assistant Commissioners, would also oversee the administrative affairs, operation, maintenance, technical supervision and staffing of the filtration plants to ensure the provision of clean and safe drinking water to residents.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Municipal Services, Junaid Alam. Assistant Commissioners, Deputy Director Development and other relevant officials attended the meeting.
