LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed the completion of 5,734 water filtration plants by June 2027, reiterating that access to clean drinking water is a fundamental right of every citizen.
Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority, the chief minister assigned the responsibility of monitoring water filtration plants to the respective assistant commissioners. Public committees will also be constituted under the supervision of ACs to oversee the filtration plants.
The meeting decided to establish mobile maintenance units in every tehsil to ensure the plants’ repair and rehabilitation. Each mobile workshop will have plumbers and other technical staff to ensure timely maintenance of the plants and people’s uninterrupted access to clean drinking water.
The chief minister also approved the Last-Mile Water Supply Project for the worst-affected areas of Chakwal, Rajanpur and Rawalpindi. Water supply schemes covering 256 kilometres in Chakwal and 1,780 kilometres in Rajanpur will be prioritised.
Ms Nawaz was given a briefing on the water bottling plants operating in four districts of Khushab, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur, producing 10,000 19-litre water bottles daily.
It was claimed that the bottling project is benefiting 4.8 million people, while more than 75,000 bottles of water have been delivered to households under the initiative.
Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2026
