The Punjab government has announced a multi-pronged strategy to tackle water scarcity and improve the supply of clean drinking water to citizens, which includes the construction of small dams, the launch of rainwater harvesting projects, and the provision of filtered and bottled water to citizens.
In her message today on World Water Day, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif declared clean drinking water a fundamental right of every citizen, which her government is committed to restoring. She stressed that access to safe water is essential for a healthy life, calling it “a great blessing from Almighty Allah and a symbol of life.”
The provincial administration’s plan includes the installation of filtration plants in Punjab’s urban centers and the supply of bottled clean water to the rural population. Furthermore, a rainwater harvesting project has been initiated in Rawalpindi and will be expanded to other cities for better resource management.
The Chief Minister emphasized that preventing water wastage is a national responsibility, referencing the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) which forbid wasting even a single drop. She added that measures to raise the underground water level are the “need of the hour,” and highlighted the importance of better management of water resources.