Punjab Government has decided to clean up overhead reservoirs and make them functional for constant supply of drinking water to the people. Notice has been taken on the closure of 1,343 redundant water supply schemes worth millions of rupees, throughout the province and the same would be made operational on priority basis.
Concerned DCOs and Members Punjab Assembly have been asked to submit budgetary proposal for restoration of such water schemes so that the amount may be allocated in the upcoming annual budget.
It was decided by Chief Minister Committee for the Restoration of Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes. It may be mentioned here that Committee was constituted by Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shabaz Sharif. The committee is chaired by Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, Punjab Minister for Planning and Development. While talking to media Minister Planning and Development Ch Abdul Ghafoor said "We can't provide drinking water through direct pumping system uninterruptedly due to unscheduled and worst spell of load shedding imposed by the Federal Government and people have to face a lot due to non-availability of water along with power outage so we have decided to go for overhead reservoirs, already constructed for the same purpose."
Minister Planning and Development further said necessary directions to the concerned TMAs and officials of Public Health Engineering Department have been passed on for prompt action. Taking notice of the closure of 1,343 water supply schemes worth million of rupees, throughout the province, Ch Abdul Ghafoor decided to restore the same on priority basis. He asked the concerned DCOs and MPAs to submit their proposals to make them functional and estimates of expenditure so that the amount may be allocated during next annual budget.