BAHAWALPUR:Punjab Local Government Secretary Syed Mubasher Hussain Thursday visited the city after assuming charge of South Punjab and took briefing by officers about administrative affairs and waste management companies.
He also reviewed the plan for the utilization of funds for all ongoing development projects in South Punjab.
Syed Mubasher Hussain said that pending summaries regarding development projects should be cleared immediately. He said that a sub-campus of the Local Government Academy will be built in South Punjab.
He said that the shortage of field officers in the local government of South Punjab will be fixed on a priority basis. The officers on the waiting list will be posted in South Punjab. The Revenue Generation Plan of Bahawalpur, Multan, and Dera Ghazi Khan Waste Management Companies needs to be devised and implemented to make these companies profitable and a working group should be formed in this regard, he added.
Secretary Local Government instructed to compile a list of machinery required to improve waste collection.
He said that in South Punjab, the three waste management companies should double the number of containers on major highways. Garbage collected from markets should be disposed of separately and waste management companies should install separate garbage bins for garbage and commercial wastes. Additional.
Secretary Admin South Punjab, Additional Secretary LG South Punjab, and Managing Directors of Waste Management Companies also briefed during the meeting.