Minister briefed on clean water supply situation

LAHORE:Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Bilal Yasin visited the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority (PSPA) on Wednesday.

PSPA CEO Syed Zahid Aziz briefed the minister on the current situation of clean water supply in Punjab. He told the minister that canal water would be filtered with modern technology for the people.

The minister said the Punjab government was keen to ensure the availability of clean drinking water to people across the province. The CEO said the PSPA will oversee water filtration plants across the province, and the authority would achieve its goals by December 2025. PSPA chairman Zahid Akram said projects were being planned to ensure the provision of clean drinking water from Murree to Rajanpur. The CEO emphasised the need to limit groundwater extraction and promote canal water use to conserve underground water for future.