CS orders monitoring of Suthra Punjab programme

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman has directed all the deputy commissioners to ensure comprehensive monitoring of the ‘Suthra Punjab’ Programme by establishing an effective supervision and feedback mechanism at the union council level.

The instructions were issued during a video conference with divisional and deputy commissioners held at the Civil Secretariat here on Friday. The meeting reviewed the programme’s implementation across all districts, including the human resource, machinery availability, and challenges.

The LG secretary and relevant officials attended in person, while divisional and deputy commissioners joined virtually. The chief secretary emphasised the need for special cleanliness arrangements ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, mandating the contractors to disburse sanitary workers’ salaries before the Eid. He reiterated that the programme’s execution aligns with the vision of Punjab chief minister, highlighting the introduction of a uniform cleanliness system in both urban and rural areas for the first time. He added that the private sector involvement has been prioritised to achieve the zero-waste target.

During the briefing, the LG secretary mentioned that a dedicated dashboard has been set up to monitor the ‘Suthra Punjab’ programme. He said that over 100,000 sanitary workers have been deployed province-wide, collecting 2.721 million tonnes of waste to date. Additionally, 1,300 waste enclosures and 88 landfill sites have been established, while 20,000 cleanliness-related complaints have been resolved, he concluded.