A meeting on water for livelihood in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held at Planning & Development department in Civil Secretariat Peshawar on Thursday. Head of Swiss Development Corporation while briefing the meeting on this occasion revealed that work plan for the year 2016-17 was being made for Chitral and Karak districts, after successfully completing in some other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said that 23 irrigation schemes have been completed, benefiting 16,000 households. The meeting was informed that the government has issued directives to the concerned quarter to expedite the process and make periodic sessions with P&D to smoothly run the said process. Water Use Management Plan (WUMP) is trying to achieve, equitable, effective and efficient use of water resources on a local level based on integrated water resource management.
Head of the SDC said these projects were not the end adding that it was a means to improve water governance in the province. He said that provision of clean (safe) drinking water and establishment of community based irrigation schemes, capacity building, development of local institutions, ensure participation of district authorities, good governance, and better service provision in water sector were the main purposes. Focus on women and poor segments of the society would be ensured by the project.
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