LAHORE: Construction and installation work on 188 out of total 215 water filtration plants in the city is almost complete and most of them will be made functional soon.

It was informed by the officials concerned in a briefing to a meeting presided over by District Coordination Officer retired Captain Muhammad Usman at Town Hall on Saturday.

The DCO directed the officials to complete the process of demand notices by Tuesday (July 14) in order to supply electricity to the water filtration plants where work had been completed. He advised the cantonment assistant commissioner to coordinate with the military cantonment board for expediting the work on 15 plants being installed there.

The DCO issued directions to officials to make all 215 plants operational by July 31.

Meanwhile, according to a spokesman, the CDGL’s price control magistrates had 144 shopkeepers arrested for overcharging in open markets of the city. The officials also imposed fine of Rs127,600 on several others.

APPRECIATION: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) on Saturday distributed certificates and cash prizes among the officials who had showed good performance in various departments.

According to a spokesman, the officials include those from revenue, electricity, operations and construction wings of Wasa.

Published in Dawn, July 12th, 2015

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