Water filtration plants inaugurated

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Takashi Kurai inaugurated a project for installation of six water filtration plants in Okara district on Monday. The project was implemented by the Ameer Begum Welfare Trust. The Government of Japan had given the NGO $82,282 for the project.  Members of the NGO and community members from the vicinity who are benefiting from the facilities attended the ceremony.

A press release issued in this regard said that the people of Depalpur tehsil did not have access to safe drinking water, especially during the oppressive summer.  Several people in the area had suffered from water-borne diseases and heat stroke. The press release said the project would provide 6,755 households (approximately 50,500 individuals) safe drinking water in six villages of Depalpur tehsil.

Kurai stressed the need to improve access to safe drinking water, particularly in rural areas of the country. He said the project would contribute to the improvement of basic conditions of life, alleviation of poverty and, to the sustainable growth of the economy.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 24^th, 2016.