DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Public Health Engineering Fazal Shakoor Khan on Thursday chaired a meeting to review various water supply schemes in Mardan and Swabi districts.
The meeting was held at the minister’s office in Peshawar and attended by executive engineers (XENs) from Mardan and Swabi.
Officials briefed the minister on ongoing, near-completion and proposed water supply schemes in the two districts. The meeting was also informed about the progress of the projects, availability of funds, technical challenges, water supply systems and measures being taken to provide clean drinking water to the public.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khan said the provision of clean drinking water was among the top priorities of the provincial government and all available resources were being utilised to achieve the objective.
He directed the authorities concerned to accelerate work on all ongoing projects to ensure their completion within the stipulated timeframe and provide relief to the public.
The minister stressed that quality, transparency and effective monitoring in development projects must be ensured at all costs, adding that negligence or unnecessary delays would not be tolerated.
He also directed the department to take emergency measures in areas facing severe water shortages so that public grievances could be addressed on a priority basis.
Mr Khan instructed officers to ensure their presence in the field, regularly monitor projects and adopt an effective strategy for timely resolution of public complaints.
He said the Public Health Engineering Department should perform its responsibilities more effectively with a spirit of public service to ensure equal provision of clean drinking water in both urban and rural areas.
The minister added that the provincial government was taking serious measures to provide basic facilities to the people and improve living standards through timely completion of water supply schemes.
