Water & Sanitation

During Saturday’s proceedings, the judicial commission sought from the provincial public health engineering department’s secretary a complete list of functional rural water supply schemes across the province to monitor the quality of water and ensure smooth and unhindered operation of all water supply schemes. Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro of the …

The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) intends to install six waste-water and surface water treatment plants in the provincial capital. The Wasa sources said the surface water plant would be set up at Ravi Siphon. The sources said in the first phase, 100 to 150 cusec water of River Chenab …

In 2015, the UN replaced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are more elaborate, specific and comprehensive. Known as the 2030 Agenda, the 17 goals identify 169 targets that are to be achieved in a span of 15 years. Goal 6 of the SDGs …

Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson Tuesday opened a facility in Bullay Bala area of Punjab that would provide the community with clean drinking water and improved sanitation services. According to details, clean drinking water supply and waste water collection and treatment facility was funded by the Australian government …

The judicial commission sought on Saturday a definite timeline from the federal and provincial authorities concerned regarding the commencement of work on the master plan to save the province’s water bodies from being polluted. Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro of the Sindh High Court (SHC) sought the timeline by November 11, …

Safe water is a fundamental human need. Each person on Earth requires at least 20 to 50 liters of clean water a day for drinking, cooking, and simply keeping themselves clean. Polluted water isn’t just dirty—it’s deadly. Some 1. 8 million people die every year of diarrheal diseases like cholera. …

Countries with good governance spend a handsome portion of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on human development projects and act to spread awareness regarding the importance of water, among the masses. Unfortunately, we are far behind them for we lack such policies in our country. Only recently have some developing …

With people being advised not to store water in wake of the dengue virus outbreak, officials have asked the water and sewerage agency (WASA) to ensure regular supply of water to impoverished parts of Rawalpindi. The orders were issued by Punjab Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman …

With fast-paced unplanned urbanisation in most of the developing countries, the cities have become overcrowded with massive environmental degradation and lack of basic necessities. Pakistan is not an exception. Experts have a broader consensus that urbanisation is a natural phenomenon and is part of economic transformation. The blessings and curses …

WASH, a five-year strategy for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in schools, said to provide a roadmap for the Education and Literacy Department and partners working on education programmes, was launched by the Sindh Government in collaboration with Unicef Pakistan here on Monday. According to Pakistan’s education statistics for 2015-16, one-third …