LAHORE: Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz chaired a meeting about Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) at his office. It was decided to formulate a comprehensive mechanism to monitor the cleanliness arrangements of the provincial capital. The secretary local government department gave a briefing about the new cleanliness model.
The CM directed to submit him a cleanliness plan within two days and ordered to repair the mechanical sweepers for the roads’ cleanliness. The LWMC and WASA should perform with passion and the city should give a clean and tidy look, he stressed.
The CM announced to make Lahore a clean and beautiful city. The cleanliness and beautification process of the provincial metropolis would be started from where it was stopped; he said and directed that water supply to citizens should not be interrupted during the summer season. Similarly, cleanliness of drains should also be completed before monsoon and an infallible mechanism be devised for timely disposal of water.
The filtration plants should be restored to provide clean drinking water to the citizens; he said and demanded a detailed report about incinerators in hospitals. Kh. Ahmad Hassan disclosed that dialogue was in progress with foreign agencies to resolve cleanliness issues while Kh. Imran Nazir regretted that the cleanliness, which was best in the tenure of Shehbaz Sharif, was ramshackled subsequently.
Abdul Aleem Khan maintained that Lahore city portrayed a neat and clean look in the tenure of Shehbaz Sharif. Tauseef Shah, DC and commissioner Lahore, CEO LWMC, MD WASA and others were also present.