Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that provincial government is
fully aware of the problems of the people due to torturous loadshedding
and besides provision of generators at tubewells for the uninterrupted
supply of potable water, special attention is also being paid to the
installation of new tubewells on emergency basis in the areas facing
water shortage.
Presiding over a meeting regarding supply of
water to the masses in his tent office at Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday,
the chief minister said arrangements had also been made for the supply
of water through water tankers for meeting the daily needs of the
people.
He said he was satisfied that government’s efforts to
provide water to the citizens had yielded positive results. The
government, he added, was endeavoring to evolve a comprehensive system
for the smooth supply of water to the people of the provincial
metropolis.
Secretary Housing informed about the emergent
measures taken for the supply of drinking water to the people and
implementation of the decisions of the last meetings. Elected
representatives informed the Chief Minister about availability of water
in their respective constituencies.
As the meeting was in
progress the power went off due to loadshedding and the chief minister
and other participants made use of hand-made fans to cool themselves
off.
Shahbaz Sharif said provincial government was fully aware of
the sufferings of the people due to loadshedding and that was why he
had set up tent office at Minar-e-Pakistan to apprise himself of the
problems and sentiments of the masses.
He directed that the
special committee be set up under the chairmanship of Mian Marghoob
Ahmad MNA should look into the matters including supply of water to the
citizens and installation of generators at tubewells while the committee
headed by Ch Shahbaz Ahmad MPA should take solid measures to address
the complaints of the people. He further directed that the model of
addressing public complaints should be replicated in other cities as
well so that there should not be shortage of water in any area of the
province.
The meeting was informed that complaint cells have been
set up in the offices of sub-divisional officers of WASA to redress the
grievances of the people regarding supply of water. The inquiry
committee set up on the instructions of the Chief Minister Punjab
regarding the foul smell in the water of the tubewell in Karim Park
informed that the water of the tubewell installed in 2008 was declared
unsuitable for human consumption. The CM directed that legal action
should be initiated against the elements involved in this matter and the
case be handed over to anti-corruption department. He said that the
purpose of holding the meeting in the tent office was to develop a
perception about peoples’ problems who were suffering from sweltering
heat and loadshedding. He said that he will not be content until the
problem of supply of water to the people was completely resolved.
Later,
addressing a meeting at his tent office regarding Lahore Ring Road
project, the Chief Minister said that Lahore Ring Road would be at par
with motorway with regard to its standard of construction and
facilities. He directed that weigh bridges should also be set up at the
Ring Road so that the overloaded vehicles should not damage the road.
Senator
Pervaiz Rashid, Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood Ahmad
Khan, Provincial Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman, Special Assistants,
Members National and Provincial Assembly, Commissioner and District
Coordination Officer Lahore, heads of development authorities and senior
officers attended the meeting.
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