LAHORE – Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority has been established to provide cleandrinking water to people of the province, says a handout issued by theGovernor’s House on Sunday.

The handout says the governor Punjab had formally approved the authority bysigning the bill already approved by the Punjab Assembly, adding thegovernor would be patron in chief of the authority.

As per the information, the governor signed the bill sent by the PunjabAssembly for establishment of Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority. “Punjab Aab-e-PakAuthority will provide clean drinking water to 110 million people of Punjaband it will install water filtration plants across Punjab besides waterfiltration plants in jails, hospitals, and universities”, it said.

Meanwhile, Governor Muhammad Sarwar has said the Authority will provideclean drinking water to people of Punjab, adding 80% people are deprived ofclean drinking water and 11 Lakh people in Punjab annually die due todrinking contaminated drinking water.

He said the present government would relieve people of problem ofcontaminated drinking water, claiming 2 lakh people visit Children Hospitaldue to water borne diseases.

The governor said 50% people were admitted to hospitalsdue to water borne diseases.

Governor Sarwar said:” We will provide clean drinkingwater to people of Punjab”.