 In order to ensure superior living
standards for the people in earthquake
affected areas by reducing risks to
public health through provision of
equitable, sustainable and reliable
supply of safer water, appropriate
sanitation services and qualified
hygienic standards, ERRA with the help
of UNICEF and Royal Netherlands
Embassy (RNE) launched “Water Quality
Improvement and Promotion of Hygiene
Project” in earthquake affected
districts. ERRA’s Deputy Chairman Lt
Gen Sajjad Akram along with UNICEF
Representative Martin Mogwanja and
Representative of RNE, Miss Yasmeen
Javed were present in a ceremony held
at ERRA Headquarters today.
The Project is launched inline with
the comprehensive work done by ERRA to
rehabilitate over 4000 water supply
schemes as per it’s Water and
Sanitation Strategy with the support
of development partners and other
organizations. The Project will ensure
the hygienic quality of water through
water testing of 3500 water supply
schemes by establishing water quality
mini-labs, providing equipment and
capacity building of staff while
implementing community based water
quality monitoring and improvement
plans. In order to create awareness
amongst the local public, District
based workshops will be held and Lady
Health Workers will be trained to
address the issues of water quality,
Hygiene and Sustainability. The
Project will be launched in Earthquake
affected areas of Abbottabad,
Battagram, Mansehra, Shangla and
Kohistan Districts in NWFP and Neelum,
Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Poonch and
Sudhnoti Districts in AJ&K.
Lt Gen Sajjad Akram while thanking
UNICEF and RNE for their continuous
support to ERRA in its reconstruction
programmes said that aim of the ERRA’s
reconstruction phase is not only to
put brick and mortar but to ensure
improved life style for the people
with better health, education and
Water & Sanitation facilities. He
categorically pointed out ERRA’s
proactive approach to tackle the
health issues by maintaining drinking
water quality improvement and hygiene
standards for the people of affected
areas.
The representatives of UNICEF and
Royal Netherland Embassy appreciated
ERRA’s rebuilding phase that is
yielding greater results to
rehabilitate the lives of millions
affected by 2005 earthquake. They
reiterated their resolve to keep on
supporting ERRA to accomplish the
noble mission of not only to construct
but also to provide better living
quality for the people of AJ&K and
NWFP. |
