WASA official told APP on Sunday that they had served notices on service stations which washing vehicles and motorcycles and wasting water badly. PHOTO: FILE
MULTAN: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) served notices to 100 service stations, where they assigned to install a recycling system.
WASA official told APP on Sunday that they had served notices on service stations which washing vehicles and motorcycles and wasting water badly. He said that no service station has so far installed recycling system, despite notices. “We have started to impose fine on them.”
He said Rs5,000 to 15,000 fine was being imposed on a service station and some service stations have paid fine also. He said fine was being adjusted into WASA bills over non-payment of a fine. The challans would be sent to WASA magistrate over non-payment in next phase.
The official said maximum steps were being taken to preserve water for next-generation as per the directions by the government. He said there was a ban on sprinkling water at roads, outside residential and commercial buildings while an awareness campaign through pamphlets and media would also be launched to sensitise citizens about the importance of water.
He said WASA was working with the slogan 'Water is life' and added that there was no concept of life on earth without water. He said pending dues on WASA defaulters, including government and private departments, had reached about Rs1 billion and added 400 challans were sent to WASA magistrate this month. He said WASA connections of defaulters were restored after payment of pending dues with fine. He said 16 recovery teams were also working in the city and disconnecting average 15,000 connections of defaulters monthly.
WASA's monthly target was Rs45 million while they had collected Rs35 million till July 20, he shared.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2019.
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