CM’s Clean Punjab initiative is fully digital

LAHORE:Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq has said that CM’s Clean Punjab programme is completely digital. ‘If there are challenges in uploading data at any place, they should be resolved with the cooperation of PITB’, he urged.

He was speaking while presiding over a review meeting at the Civil Secretariat. Local Government Secretary Shakeel Ahmed Mian, Special Secretaries Asia Gul, Arshad Baig, LWMC CEO Babar Sahib Din and Bahawalpur Waste Management Company CEO Naeem Akhtar were also present, while CEOs of all other waste management companies participated in the meeting through a video link.

He said that under the Suthra Punjab Programme, more than 1.5 million tonnes of waste have been collected across the province so far, while during the last three months, 13,246 complaints were received from citizens, on which action was taken within 24 hours.

Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq expressed satisfaction that 212 temporary collection points and 903 waste enclosures have been constructed so far. ‘Currently, 15,742 vehicles are working on cleaning work across Punjab, while 145,000 equipment are being used’, he noted. He directed that timely action should be taken on pending complaints. The minister, taking notice of shortage of containers in Gujranwala and DG Khan, directed the CEOs of both waste management companies to arrange containers in required number soon. He strictly said that the CEOs should not sit in offices but should visit the field daily. ‘Action will be taken if the monitoring data of the contractors is not uploaded on time’, he warned.