RAWALPINDI: As many as 3454 dumping sites in 1100 villages of Rawalpindi District have been cleared under first phase of ‘Khadim-e-Punjab Saaf Dehat Program’ launched in Punjab said Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Talalat Mehmood Gondal.
He said cleanliness system in rural areas is being improved in Rawalpindi district under the program launched on the directive of CM Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
He said it is first of its own kind in the history of Pakistan that such initiative has been taken for the rural community and to provide the people clean atmosphere which would keep them safe from diseases.
The community will also be involved in the programme to make them realize that sanitation is mandatory not only for their faith but also for comfortable and healthy life as well, he said adding, participation of the community and association of Local Government organizations is mandatory to keep this campaign successful.
He said, the Punjab government is not only focusing urban areas but also rural areas and the initiative of the CM Punjab is a revolutionary step which clearly depicts that he prefers the well-being of rural areas in the same way.
He said that respective ACs have been nominated as focal person who are working in close coordination with UC Chairmen and Secretaries to serve this purpose. He said, phase-II of the program to be started by January and the government has not only increased budget but also would provide required machinery for this phase.
He said, the UC chairmen are allowed to utilize the remaining budget for cleanliness after paying salaries which would make them more independent. He directed the ACs to record and update the accounts and finances of the program on the prescribed per forma so that the transparency and quality of the program could be ensured.
