Balochistan Govt Establishes New Water Filtration Plants In Every District

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Dec, 2018 ) :Balochistan Minister for Public Health Engineering Noor Muhammad Dummer Sunday said the government had established new water filtration plants in every district of the province to provide clean drinking water to the citizens.

The minister regretted over closure of water treatment plants saying "we have also working on the restoration of the water treatment plants that were installed by the previous government".

Talking to APP, Noor Muhammad Dummer said "The province is facing acute water shortage as the previous government did nothing on this important issue." He said resolving the water issue was top priority of the incumbent government.

The minister said that through installation of water treatment plants, clean water would be available for every resident.

All available resources would be utilized for the early completion of clean water projects, he added.

He said the government has a target to install at least three new water purification plants in every city during the current financial year, adding the steps would be taken to achieve the target and to ensure the availability of safe drinking water to the people of the province.

Dummer said the government had announced water emergency in the province and had been taking immediate steps to start the projects related to clean water.