‘Safety measures adopted for staff’

WASA MD says the agency’s main objective is to provide services to citizens

MULTAN: Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Khalid Naseem Chandio on Friday said all preventive measures were being adopted for staffers regarding the coronavirus issue.

The WASA MD said the agency’s main objective is to provide services to citizens. He added that the whole staff must be present on duty and complaints received over the phone regarding sewerage must be resolved.

“However, the entry of people in the office is banned under the directions of Punjab government as a step to curb coronavirus,” said Chandio.

He maintained that face masks are also being provided to staffers and field staff has been directed to ensure all precautionary measures including the use of gloves and face masks. The MD remarked that duty roaster has been issued and WASA staff had also been deputed at quarantine centres.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 21^st, 2020.