Wasa starts desilting Nullah Leh

Rawalpindi: On the directions of Secretary Housing and Urban Development (Punjab), Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Gujranwala Division Qaisar Rashid has visited Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), Rawalpindi to check the machinery. The concerned officer has showed complete satisfaction on the machinery of Wasa here on Friday.

After complete satisfaction, the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has started clearing and cleaning of Nullah Leh to avoid flooding during monsoon.

The Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Gujranwala Division has visited (Wasa) Rawalpindi as a third party. Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Managing Director Muhammad Tanvir and Deputy Managing Director Saleem Ashraf were also present on the occasion and given a complete briefing.

Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Gujranwala Division also checked cleaning work in sewerage lines through modern machineries here at Khayaban-e-Sir Syed.

During media talk, Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Gujranwala Division Qaisar Rashid said that WASA, Rawalpindi machinery was perfect from all sides to start cleaning work of Nullah Leh. WASA needs more machines, I will inform Punjab government about it, he assured.

Wasa Managing Director Muhammad Tanvir said that cleaning work of Nullah Leh has started and work will be completed within time frame. The WASA MD inspected the ongoing work at the Gawalmandi bridge site and said that the cleaning work would be completed before the monsoon.

­RWMC cleanliness drive

Rawalpindi: The communication teams of Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) carried out its cleanliness and anti-dengue awareness campaign to raise awareness about the lifecycle, prevalence, treatment and prevention of dengue here on Friday.

According to a spokesman, the teams of RWMC asked the Masjid Imams belonging to the area of Union Council Satellite town to play their part in educating the people about the importance of cleanliness in the light of Islamic teachings in the sermons of Friday prayer.