Public help sought for effective cleanliness drive

LAHORE: Minister for Local Government and Community Development (LG & CD) Zeeshan Rafique has the need to ensure cleaning of drains every week at village level and increase the number of cleaning staff, saying Suthra Punjab Campaign has to be converted into a mass movement with the help of the people.

He said for better civic facilities, an effective sanitation model was being developed in the villages. While presiding over a meeting related to the progress and monitoring of the Suthra Punjab Campaign at the Civil Secretariat, he said that the cleanliness campaign is going on vigorously across the province.

“On the directions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, provision of necessary machinery was being ensured”, he said. On this occasion, the measures related to special focus on villages under the Suthra Punjab Campaign were also reviewed. He emphasised that Suthra Punjab Campaign was the flagship project of the provincial government. It was also necessary to involve the elected representatives of each area. He directed that committees should be formed to represent citizens so that cleaning measures can be made long-lasting.

Zeeshan Rafique said that every district administration should organise a special lecture on cleanliness in educational institutions to increase awareness among the youth. “Cleanliness mechanism can be effective only with full participation of public”, he noted. He expressed his determination that the chief minister’s vision will be carried forward ‘with integrity and hard work’.

He said garbage was being collected during house to house campaign both in villages and towns. On this occasion, Secretary LG & CD Shakeel Ahmed Mian said that Suthra Punjab is a revolutionary programme.