Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar inaugurated 15 clean drinking water projects of the Punjab ‘Aab-e-Pak Authority’ worth Rs44 million in Kallar Syedan on Wednesday.
We are working on a war footing basis to address the challenges faced by the country, including inflation,” said the governor after inaugurating water projects in Kath Bukhari.
Aab-e-Pak Authority Chairman Dr Shakeel Ahmad Khan, along with several lawmakers, were also present on the occasion.
The governor said that the present government was taking steps for the development of the nation beyond political interests. He added that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) was working to address the challenges facing the country.
“Corona has caused economic hardship to the entire world, including Pakistan, leading to rising inflation and other challenges,” he said.
“The present government has given relief to the poor people through the social safety net, and the government is taking further steps to reduce inflation.”
He said that the Aab-e-Pak Authority was working on clean drinking water projects throughout Punjab, without any political discrimination.
He said, “We will fulfill our promise to provide clean drinking water to about 8 million people this year.”
He said that transparency in water projects was a top priority.
“It is my responsibility to protect every penny of the people in all the projects which I will fulfill,” he added.
Sarwar said that in addition to the authority, clean drinking water was also being provided to people through the Sarwar Foundation, Pak Aid, Al-Khair Foundation, several and other welfare organisations.
He said that so far, more than 200 filtration plants had been installed by Sarwar Foundation alone, through which clean drinking water was being provided to more than 2 million people daily.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2021.
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