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LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Monday laid the foundation stone of the first clean drinking water project under the Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority in the Chak Jhumra area of Faisalabad on Monday.
Addressing the ceremony, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said the inauguration of the first water project by the Punjab Aab e Pak Authority was the realization of a dream which he saw on assuming the charge of the post of Governor Punjab.
He said the project would not have materialized without the confidence reposed in me by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The provision of potable drinking water in every part of the province was a sacred responsibility and he took pride in the fact that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) government would accomplish the tasks, he added.
The Governor Punjab thanked Chief Minister Punjab and others in the Punjab Assembly who played their part in the passage of legislation. Mentioning bureaucratic red-tapism, the Governor Punjab said, had some bureaucrats not put a spanner in the wheel, the project in Chak Jhumra would have started a year and half earlier.
On criminal negligence regarding clean drinking water projects, the governor said the previous regimes under Pervez Musharraf and Shehbaz Sharif did not give a viable project.
Billions of rupees of the public money were spent on providing clean drinking water but not a single filtration plant was functional today, he regretted.
He said the Aab e Pak authority would also have billions of rupees in funds but I assure the nation that I will not allow anyone to take or give commission in any project.
Every penny of the people would be protected in Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority and all the information about every project would be available on our website to ensure complete transparency, he said.
The Governor Punjab urged officials and staff of Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority to work with utmost dedication and commitment to make the project a success. The project will cost Rs 161 million and provide clean drinking water to more than 57,000 people of 16 villages.
