Digitisation stressed for improved municipal services
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Provincial Caretaker Local Government Minister Ibrahim Murad said on Thursday that digitisation in Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) should transform it into a vibrant public service delivery organisation, improve its performance and help resolve citizens' complaints regarding sanitation and waste lifting in the provincial metropolis.
He expressed these views during a briefing by Babar Sahib Din, Chief Executive Officer of Lahore Waste Management Company, regarding company's operational affairs here at its office.
The minister said providing a clean and healthy environment in Punjab was the first priority and substantial efforts were being made for improving working of relevant departments.
As a result of digitalisation of the LWMC, the performance of the company should enhance. He said that the introduction of a new android application for ensuring attendance of workers was a significant initiative.
The incorporation of advanced features like geo-fencing of workers and face ID in the new attendance android application was a major development to improve its working, he added.
He said that the pilot project for route optimisation and digital monitoring of waste containers in Gulberg Town would help keep the city clean.
The minister directed that fines for illegal littering and violations of local government rules would also be imposed through digital application. He entrusted the chief executive officer of the LWMC with tasks regarding the Local Government Volunteers Programme.
The LWMC operation teams, along with local government volunteers, will take steps to make the city clean.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 12th, 2023.