CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif expressed displeasure for delay in creating energy from solid waste.
Lahore, Pakistan: The Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed strong displeasure and reprimanded concerned authorities for delay in creating energy from solid waste.
According to an official statement issued by Director General Public Relations (DGPR) Punjab government, CM Punjab also expressed his displeasure over the delay in the process of outsourcing solid waste management companies in Punjab.
CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif presided over a high level meeting here on Sunday to review implementation of Punjab Clean Cities Roadmap.
Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister said that a sum of 15 billion rupees had been allocated in the budget to clean rural areas and Clean Cities program is being implemented in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi and Sialkot through Solid Waste Management Companies which has improved situation of sanitation in these cities yet a lot have to be done in this regard.
The Chief Minister expressed strong displeasure and chided concerned authorities over the delay in the process of outsourcing solid waste management companies and deferral in creating energy from waste. He said that nothing has been done to get energy from garbage and added that province has setup 6000 MW power plants but non-installation of 15 MW waste-to-energy plant is deplorable.
Provincial Minister for Local Government Mansha Ullah Butt, Advisor Dr. Umar Saif, Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, Delivery Associates Sir Michael Barbar and his team, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretaries of concerned departments and Mayors of Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur attended the meeting.
