WSSP Seals 31 Unregistered Car Wash Service Stations In Peshawar

Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) and the district administration in a joint crackdown sealed 31 unregistered car wash service stations in different localities here on Thursday

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jan, 2019 ) :Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) and the district administration in a joint crackdown sealed 31 unregistered car wash service stations in different localities here on Thursday.

Teams led by Additional Assistant Commissioners Shehbaz Khattak, Saman Abbas WSSP Zonal Manager Engr Turab Khan, Engr Fakhar Alam, others raided hotels and wedding halls in different localities said the spokesperson.

The crackdown was launched after the district government decided either to register or close the unregistered services stations, wedding halls and hotels if their owners were not willing to register them.

The teams also issued notices to 60 hotels, services stations and wedding halls for getting unregistered water connection and warned the owners to get their properties registered within three days.

After expiry of the deadline, the unregistered hotels, car wash and wedding hall would be sealed under Local Government Act.

They were also directed to get No Objection Certificate for using water from government-owned tube-wells or pumping out water from their own bore wells.

Raids were conducted in Hayatabad Phase-III chow, board Bazar, University Road, Tehkal, Gulberg, Kohat Road, Nauthia, Bara Road, Umer Gul Road and Nawa Killay.

The owners expressed willingness to get their connections registered. Besides, the consumers were also sensitized about water conservation and timely payment of municipal bills.

They were told that timely payment of municipal bills would bring improvement in services delivery.

Several shopkeepers were also fined for dumping waste on roads and warned to dispose it properly in containers or place it before their shops so that WSSP sanitation staff could pick it.

Chief Executive Officer WSSP Engr Khanzeb Khan asked the zonal managers to ensure timely recovery of arrears in their jurisdiction that would help the urban utility improve its services.

"We clean your streets and drains and provide safe water at a nominal bill of just Rs330 per month to domestic consumers while charge car wash, wedding halls and hotels just Rs5500 which is not that bigamount," he said.

He added that amount collected through their bills would be spent on improvement in services to keep their environment clean and drains open.