On September 18 2010, an
orientation meeting on ERRA’s Rainwater
Harvesting Project was held at PTDC Hotel with
the public and community representatives of
Union Council Balakot.
The meeting was arranged by Tehsil Municipal
Officer, Balakot in collaboration with Project
Implementation Unit (PIU) PERRA. The objective
of this meeting was to disseminate basic
information about Rain Water Harvesting (RWH)
and sensitize the inhabitants of Union Council
Balakot to get feedback from the community for
any course correction before launching the
Promotion of RWH Project in the near future. DG
WatSan Syed Zaheer Hussain Gardezi, explained
the basic concept, need and use of Rain Water
Harvesting against a backdrop of water scarcity
issues in the earthquake affected areas. Over 40
participants including government officials, ex
nazims and public representatives attended the
session. All the participants appreciated ERRA’s
innovative approach to resolve water scarcity
issues. |