Key Takeaways
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority to develop a province-wide plan within five days.
- The authority will be restructured and upgraded with modern technology, human resources, and transport facilities.
- Efforts are being made to provide safe drinking water through mobile bottling plants in remote areas.
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has called for a province-wide plan to ensure the supply of safe drinking water to every household within five days. At a meeting with the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority, she emphasized the urgency and importance of this initiative.
The CM directed that the authority be restructured and upgraded on modern lines, similar to the successful Suthra Punjab programme. She highlighted that the PSPA would be fully empowered administratively and technically, equipped with advanced technology, human resources, and transport facilities.
To expedite efforts, the meeting agreed to hire an international consultancy for the initiative. The latest Japanese and Chinese technologies will also be introduced for water purification. According to the briefing, reverse osmosis (RO) plants and modern filtration plants would be installed based on regional requirements.
Plant IDs, operators’ names, contact numbers, and operating hours would be displayed at filtration and RO plants across Punjab. The CM ordered that all 5,734 water filtration plants be repaired and properly maintained, with additional plants to be installed where necessary.
The jurisdiction of the authority will be expanded to cover all districts and tehsils of Punjab. It was also decided that all trucks and plants of the authority would be monitored for efficiency and effectiveness.
The supply of safe drinking water through mobile bottling plants has already begun in remote areas, with operational bottling plants benefiting more than 2,400 families daily. The CM stated, 'The Safe Drinking Water Project is very close to my heart. Negligence or complacency will not be tolerated.'
She added that alongside development projects, the provision of clean drinking water to citizens remains her top priority.
'The Safe Drinking Water Project is very close to my heart. Negligence or complacency will not be tolerated.'
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif
