Punjab Launches Clean Water Initiative Across 16 Districts
Cabinet approval clears a framework to deliver treated surface water plus 19-liter bottled supplies to communities facing arsenic contamination or polluted groundwater.
Overview
- Filtration plants will be installed in areas hit by arsenic contamination and polluted groundwater.
- Surface water treatment facilities are planned at the Dharaabi, Miroval and Phaleena dams.
- Four bottling plants in Khushab, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rahim Yar Khan will supply 19-liter drinking-water bottles.
- Filtration units will be placed in government offices, schools, religious seminaries, mosques and police stations to deter theft and damage.
- Officials set a June 30, 2026 target to finish phase one, projecting benefits for more than 29 million residents.