Solid Waste Management: 'Govt to improve living standards'

Expansion of the programme was part of policy of the government, said the Punjab local government official

LAHORE: The Punjab government has expanded the solid waste management programme to rural areas as it want to bring the living standard of dwellers at a par with those living in cities.

This was stated by a senior official of the Punjab Local Government Department on Saturday. He said that expansion of the programme was part of policy of the government to increase facilities in rural areas and control rural to urban migration.



The support and active participation of the public is very important in this regard, he said. "We want people to cooperate in launching a cleanliness campaign as it is in their own interest." The official said that direct and indirect financial benefits for the people are also attached with it.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 9^th, 2017.