ABBOTTABAD:Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project (KPCIP) communication specialists on Monday visited Water and Sanitation Services Company Abbottabad (WSSCA), Water Treatment Plant Chhuna and Community Center Upper Malikpura Abbottabad.
The visiting experts were including Hina Akhtar, Naeemur Rehman, Tariq Afridi and Shah Rooz Khan.
Deputy Manager Communication and Media Management WSSCA Umar Swati briefed the delegation regarding the communication strategy and the steps taken by the organization to change the attitudes of the citizens.
He further said that the media team regularly organizes meetings with stakeholders and community members including awareness seminars and conferences at community centers, schools, colleges and universities to highlight the importance of water conservation and sanitation.
Assistant Manager Water Supply Engineer Wasiq Mansoor informed the delegation about water treatment plant performance, chlorination, efficiency, filtration, water distribution and the proposed site for expansion of the water treatment plant under KPCIP with the financial support of ADB and gave a briefing regarding the proposed expansion of water treatment plant and its design.
Hina Akhtar and Naeemur Rehman met the local representatives, civil society and local elders during their visit to Community Center Malikpura. On this occasion, Deputy Manager Umar Swati also discussed the importance of water conservation and sanitation with the residents of the area.
Umar Swati thanked both the teams and expressed their commitment to work together on all the projects of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project KPCIP and to successfully complete public welfare projects.