Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, the Governor warned that those providing unhealthy drinking water in Punjab will be jailed for two years along with fines in millions and other punishments. Private Companies who are selling drinking water in Punjab will be issued license after investigation and inquiry by Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority, he said, adding: "Records of all the government and private filtration plants in Punjab is being compiled to check the quality of the water provided by them."
The Governor said that Secretary Housing and Public Health Punjab Nasim Sadiq will be Chief Executive Officer of Authority. Gohar Ijaz will head the Central Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority and will also head the HR department, Mian Talat Mahmood will be head of the finance committee and Rabia Zia will head North Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority and social meida. South Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority will be headed by Faisal Mukhtar and Khurram Mukhtar will head procurement committee. All these office holders will also assume responsibility of board members of the authority.
Answering a question, the Governor said that past governments allocated funds worth billions of rupees for the provision of safe drinking water but funds were misused and even today cases of such projects are under trial in NAB and other institutions. "I assure the people of Punjab that there will not a corruption of single penny in this project and it will be completely corruption free," he added.
To another question, Sarwar said: "Being patron-in-chief of Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority I assure the public that they will make this project such institution that no upcoming government will even think of scrapping it. We will deliver on the promise of PM Imran Khan to provide clean drinking water to every village, district and city."
Chairman Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority Ahmed Nawaz Mela said on the occasion that there is no doubt that provision of clean drinking water in Punjab is a big challenge but the way Ch Muhammad Sarwar has upheld merit and transparency in appointments of board members and heads of the authority, Inshallah we will fully deliver on the promise of provision of clean drinking water to the masses across Punjab.