LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set a target for the completion of 5,734 water filtration plants by June 2027, reiterating that access to clean drinking water is the 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 assistant commissioners to oversee the filtration plants located in neighbourhoods.
The meeting decided to establish mobile maintenance units in every tehsil to ensure the repair and rehabilitation of water filtration plants. Each mobile workshop will have plumbers and other technical staff to ensure timely maintenance and uninterrupted access to clean drinking water.
The chief minister also approved the Last-Mile Water Supply Project to provide water to 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.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif was given a detailed briefing on the water bottling plants operating in four districts of Punjab. The plants in Khushab, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur are producing 10,000 19-litre water bottles daily.
The CM Water Bottling Project is benefiting 4.8 million people in a short period, while more than 75,000 bottles of water have been delivered to households under the initiative.
The chief minister said clean drinking water was the right of the people and every citizen would be provided with safe water. She expressed gratitude that, for the first time in Punjab, the government had taken the initiative of delivering clean drinking water directly to households.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif said water supply schemes would also be launched in other areas after Chakwal, Rajanpur and Rawalpindi. She added that people would no longer have to travel miles to fetch drinking water.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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