{"id":106102,"date":"2026-07-19T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=106102"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:55:22","slug":"drive-to-expand-access-to-drinking-water-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/drive-to-expand-access-to-drinking-water-in-punjab.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab launches drive to expand access to safe drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahore: The Punjab government has launched an intensified campaign to improve access to safe drinking water, directing district administrations to identify water-scarce areas and accelerate the expansion and rehabilitation of drinking water infrastructure across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chairing a meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif instructed deputy commissioners to identify localities where residents lack access to safe drinking water and submit immediate reports on areas facing shortages. She also ordered district administrations to assess local drinking water needs and ensure timely measures to provide relief to affected communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-launches-apna-ghar-mehfooz-ghar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab launches \u2018Apna Ghar, Mehfooz Ghar\u2019 to improve housing safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials informed the meeting that bottling plants have already been made operational in Khushab, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan to supply safe drinking water to remote and water-deficient areas through dedicated delivery trucks. The Khushab facility alone has the capacity to produce up to 50,000 bottles of drinking water per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting approved the establishment of four additional bottling plants under the CM Punjab Clean Drinking Water Project to further strengthen the province&#8217;s drinking water infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials also said 2,258 water filtration plants will be installed across Punjab under the clean water initiative. In addition, cluster-based water supply plants equipped with storage tanks will be established to improve the distribution of potable water, particularly in underserved rural and semi-urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the first phase of the project, 22 cluster-based water supply plants will be set up in Bahawalpur Division, while 10 similar facilities will be established in Rajanpur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/urban-safety-with-manhole-netting-system-in-punjab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CM orders Punjab-wide urban safety with manhole netting system<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief minister also directed authorities to repair and restore all non-functional water filtration plants without delay, stressing that uninterrupted access to clean drinking water is a basic right of every citizen. She instructed the departments concerned to expedite implementation of the initiative to ensure safe drinking water reaches communities across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has launched an intensified campaign to improve access to safe drinking water, directing district administrations to identify water-scarce areas and accelerate the expansion and rehabilitation of drinking water infrastructure across the province. Chairing a meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif instructed deputy commissioners to identify localities where residents lack access to safe drinking water and submit immediate reports on areas facing shortages. She also ordered district administrations to assess local drinking water needs and ensure timely measures to provide relief to affected communities. Read: Punjab launches \u2018Apna Ghar, Mehfooz Ghar\u2019 to improve housing safety Officials informed the meeting that bottling plants have already been made operational in Khushab, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan to supply safe drinking water to remote and water-deficient areas through dedicated delivery trucks. The Khushab facility alone has the capacity to produce up to 50,000 bottles of drinking water per hour. The meeting approved the establishment of four additional bottling plants under the CM Punjab Clean Drinking Water Project to further strengthen the province&#8217;s drinking water infrastructure. Officials also said 2,258 water filtration plants will be installed across Punjab under the clean water initiative. 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