Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister for LG&RD InayatUllah Khan inaugurated 10-day cleanliness and awareness campaign in Peshawar by operating specialised solid waste collection equipment in slum area of Changarabad. District Nazim Arbab Mohammad Asim Khan, WSSP Chief Executive Engr Qazi Mohammad Naeem, General Manager Operations Nasir Ghafoor khan, TMO town-I Haji Saleem Khan and other local government authorities.
District Naib Nazim Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Nazim town-I Zahid Nadeem, Naib Nazim Mohammad Shoaib Bangash and other local Nazims and elite of city were also present on this occasion. The campaign under slogan of 'Saaf Peshawar' will jointly be carried out by WSSP, Town-1, UNICEF and NGOs of WASH Cluster wherein the local government representatives and officials would activity participate in the drive and would reach at every street, bazaar and road to create awareness for importance of cleanliness among the general masses. The WSSP would ensure cleanliness and remove garbage and solid waste while the municipal and town administration would dispose of waste building material lying anywhere in the city.
Inayatullah during his address on this occasion took an oath and promise of all the people present there with raising their hands, to whole heartedly take part in the drive and make it a success story. He said cleanliness is essential part of life while Islam termed it half of the faith. He said that KP Chief Minister will be chief guest at concluding ceremony of the drive and if the result was not satisfactory after survey of WSSP then it would be extended for another 10 days.
He said that presently, huge fund of Rs 29 billion was being spent on uplift and beautification of Peshawar while Rs 5 billion were also released to the local LG representatives that would turn our provincial metropolis into a world class clean and green city provided all these funds were utilised properly and transparently for the purpose.