Islamabad:
27th May, 2010: Welcoming the WHO,
PCSIR, UNICEF, high government
officials from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
and AJ&K governments on one-day
round table conference on water
quality management and inspection,
the Deputy Chairman ERRA, Lt Gen
Muhammad Haroon Aslam congratulated
ERRA and UNICEF on holding the round
table conference on a national
level. He highlighted need for
sustainable water quality management
efforts. Appreciating the role of
UNICEF as an International Partner,
he said that after the devastating
earthquake of 2005, ERRA had come a
long way and while over 4, 000 water
schemes were destroyed, nearly 4,
000 have been reconstructed while
805 are under construction.
Stressing the need for quality
drinking water, he said before the
earthquake there was only 1
water-testing laboratory in AJ&K
whereas now 8 labs and 9 mini labs
are functional which will ensure
that people of affected areas get
clean drinking water which is
necessary for good health. He urged
local governments to take ownership
of the projects and especially rain
water harvesting should be promoted
as ERRA’s Rain Water Harvesting
project offers better and ensured
management for optimal utilization
of rain water. He also said that
ERRA’s model, if adopted, can
provide revolutionary solution to
the water shortage problem Pakistan
faces today.
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