ISLAMABAD – Federal government has planned to formulate and launch thefirst ever drinking water policy for Pakistan.
The government has planned to develop a comprehensive drinking water policyat federal level and will hold a high-level meeting in Islamabad on cleandrinking water next week.
This was disclosed by adviser to the prime minister on climate change MalikAmin Aslam during a meeting with a two-member delegation of the AsianDevelopment Bank here at the ministry.
Federal secretary for climate change Khizar Hayat Khan was also present inthe meeting. The delegates apprised the minister regarding the ADB’son-going projects with the provincial governments on climate change,disaster management and clean drinking water.
The advisor to PM said the government believed in climate compatibledevelopment and it’s a good omen that the ADB shared the same mandate onmany fronts. “We are going to hold a meeting on clean drinking water within next week and we also intend to develop a comprehensive drinking waterpolicy at federal level,” he said. The advisor to PM said the PTIgovernment’s earlier billion tree Tsunami project was a successfulinitiative recognised at national and international levels.
“Now we are spreading that programme to the whole country and anycollaboration with ADB would be welcomed.