WASA directed to make machinery functional

Development budget includes Rs350m for old sewage lines, Rs30m for new ones

MULTAN:

Multan Division Commissioner Shanul Haq has ordered the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) to make its machinery and disposal stations functional for the monsoon season.

He directed the agency officials to work on a war footing to finalise preparedness for tackling the expected post-rain situation.

Addressing a review meeting on urban flooding and development budget of WASA on Tuesday, he directed the officials to submit fitness certificates of the machinery to his office within a week.

He said the agency should raise its revenue targets by recovering dues from residential colonies, adding that Punjab government had approved several schemes of clean drinking water and sewage to facilitate citizens.

The commissioner stated, “WASA should make arrangements to initiate the schemes and no laxity will be tolerated in this regard.” He ordered blacklisting of the contractors who use delaying tactics or leave the schemes incomplete. Earlier, Director Development Waqas briefed the commissioner about different schemes in the budget.

He informed the commissioner that Rs350 million had been earmarked for replacing old sewage lines, adding that Rs30 million had been allocated for new sewage and water schemes separately.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 1^st, 2020.