Lahore: Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) Punjab Shoaib Mirza on Monday directed the authorities to further strengthen cleanliness arrangements across Lahore, ensure timely removal of waste from all identified hotspots and achieve zero-waste status in every tehsil under the provincial government’s flagship ‘Suthra Punjab’ campaign.
He was chairing a review meeting attended by Deputy Commissioner Lahore Captain Muhammad Ali Ejaz, Director General Suthra Punjab Authority Umar Javed, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Municipal Services) Abdullah Khan, all assistant commissioners, and senior officials of Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC).
The meeting reviewed cleanliness targets set under the Suthra Punjab campaign and assessed progress on sanitation operations across the district.
Assistant commissioners briefed the participants on ongoing cleanliness drives, waste collection and disposal arrangements, and enforcement measures in their respective jurisdictions.
LWMC officials apprised the meeting
of operational activities under the campaign, including waste collection, transportation and disposal, and measures being taken to improve the city’s overall sanitation system.
The meeting directed the authorities to further enhance cleanliness arrangements throughout Lahore and remove garbage from all identified hotspots without delay. It also reviewed the strategy to overcome hurdles in implementation of the zero-waste campaign and directed the field administration to ensure that all tehsils achieve and maintain zero-waste status.
The participants were informed that special monitoring teams had been constituted to supervise cleanliness operations across the district round the clock and ensure prompt response and effective implementation of sanitation plans.
The meeting also directed the district administration to strictly enforce cleanliness regulations for shopkeepers and traders to keep commercial areas clean and encourage public participation in maintaining sanitation standards.
Director General Suth
ra Punjab Authority Umar Javed said a zero-tolerance policy was being implemented against negligence in cleanliness operations, adding that provision of a clean and healthy environment to the people remained the authority’s foremost priority.
Deputy Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Ejaz said effective coordination and teamwork among all departments were essential for achieving the objectives of the Suthra Punjab campaign and maintaining improved sanitation standards in the provincial capital.
Addressing the meeting, SACM Shoaib Mirza said the Punjab government was translating Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision of a clean and healthy Punjab into practical reality through the Suthra Punjab campaign.
He said the campaign had started producing visible and positive results for citizens, while Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif was personally monitoring public welfare initiatives to ensure their effective implementation and maximum public benefit.
