MPs concerned over dysfunctional water supply schemes, filtration plants.

LAHORE -- Legislators from across the political divide became one voice on the issue of dysfunctional water supply lines and filtration plants across the province at the Punjab Assembly on Thursday.

The chair appreciated Taimoor Masood for giving answers to the satisfaction of legislators even on his maiden appearance on the PA floor as parliamentary secretary.

The session started one hour and 10 minutes behind the schedule with Panel of Chairmen member Mian Shafi Muhammad in the chair.

During the question hour on Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department, PML-N's Sadia Taimoor said that most of the 573 water filtration plants in Lahore have been dysfunctional for long. She accused the government of not paying attention to cleanliness and expired filters.

Kanwal Altaf accused the department of giving wrong and misleading answers. She said that the situation was entirely opposite.

Manazar Hussain Ranjha said that water supply schemes had been dysfunctional for years and the government was paying no attention to the hue and cry of the public at large.

Treasury legislator Abdullah Warraich joined his colleagues on the opposition benches and complained about improper behaviour of the authorities towards the important issue of provision of potable water to the masses.

PPP's Makhdoom Usman suggested forming a committee headed by the law minister to address the important issue of water supply lines and filtration plants.

Parliamentary secretary Taimoor Masood impressed the chair on his first appearance to answer to the queries in the absence of relevant minister in the House. He claimed that the government was working on revival of water supply schemes and filtration plants on priority...