Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Fazal Shakoor Khan on Tuesday chaired an important meeting regarding the division of departmental affairs, sub-divisions, offices and staff of PHED between Swat and Upper Swat districts.
The meeting was attended by secretary PHED, Masood Younis, Chief Engineers, Director Technical and other concerned officers.
The meeting reviewed in detail various aspects of the reorganization of the department’s affairs and administrative structure in context of administrative division of Swat district.
In light of the notification issued by the Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR), the meeting reviewed the tehsils and union councils included in Swat and Upper Swat. Detailed discussions were held on the allocation of PHED offices, sub-divisions, Sub-Divisional Officers (SDOs) and other staff in the two administrative units.
Various suggestions were also thoroughly discussed to ensure the effective functioning of administrative and technical affairs of PHED in Swat and Upper Bar Swat as well as the timely provision of safe drinking water and other PHE services to the people.
The minister directed the concerned authorities to finalize the administrative arrangements for the effective functioning of departmental affairs and ensure that the necessary notification is issued promptly.
He said that the administrative reorganization must not cause any disruption in the provision of PHED services to the people. “The concerned officers should take effective measures to further improve the provision of safe drinking water and other basic facilities to the people ” he added.
He issued further directives that under new administrative setup, offices, officers and staff should be distributed appropriately in a manner that ensures continuity of departmental efficiency and public service delivery in both administrative units.
