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Suthra Punjab: Self-operation in 5 cities, 15-day task for 100% better cleanlinessPakistan
Maryam Nawaz sets a 15-day task for 100% better cleanliness, ordering self-operation in five Punjab cities.
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LAHORE — Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has set a 15-day task for achieving 100 per cent improvement in cleanliness across the province. Chairing a special meeting to review the performance of Suthra Punjab, she considered ending solid waste companies over unsatisfactory cleanliness, and decided on self-operation in Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan.
At the meeting, the chief minister expressed concern over dust visible on roads across the province and ordered the daily washing of main roads. She directed that fines be imposed on littering roads after cleaning, and ordered measures for fines on littering in markets, bazaars, and vegetable, fruit and grain markets.
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The meeting set a target of completing human resources and machinery in every district. The chief minister directed that village cleanliness be ensured every alternate day, and ordered deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners to meet field monitoring officers weekly. She also directed that KPIs be set to assess the field monitoring officers’ performance.
The chief minister further ordered that timely payment of workers’ salaries be ensured in every city and area, and sought from every deputy commissioner the final record of machinery demanded for cleanliness and the savings made through self-operation.
The meeting also considered imposing fines on owners where garbage is found on vacant plots. Deputy commissioners of Multan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Hafizabad, Muzaffargarh and other districts presented reports at the meeting. The chief minister directed deputy commissioners to physically verify machinery and equipment in their respective districts and called a follow-up meeting of Suthra Punjab after one week.
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