Municipal authorities focus on improving water supply, sanitation services: Minister.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Faisal Amin Gandapur on Sunday called upon the authorities of local bodies to immediately and strictly implement the instructions of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan regarding the improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities in the entire province.

He was presiding over a meeting at the Local Government Secretariat Peshawar. Besides Secretary LG and RDD Syed Zaheerul Islam Shah, heads of other concerned local bodies, sections and departments attended the meeting. On this occasion, suggestions and recommendations for more functionality of the TMAs, WSSCs and Area Development Authorities were taken into stock and necessary decisions were taken as well.

Faisal Amin Gandapur while asked for undertaking separate surveys of the private possession of some tube wells installed with government resources and repairs of the damaged and nonfunctional tube wells on emergency basis.

He also made it clear that all these anomalies should be rectified forthwith otherwise strictest action will be taken against the responsible senior officers.

He said that the Chief Minister has also taken notice of such complaints which show the poor performance on part of some...