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Express Tribune
6 days ago
- General
- Express Tribune
Murree sets up cattle market for Eidul Azha
The Murree district administration has set up a dedicated cattle market to facilitate citizens ahead of Eidul Azha. The market was inaugurated recently at the ground located below Jheka Gali on Hill Dholu Road, one of the most picturesque spots in Murree city, where the Municipal Corporation has organised the facility. The Municipal Corporation has urged livestock sellers and buyers from the local community to cooperate with the administration and bring their animals to the designated market. Issuing official instructions, Murree Deputy Commissioner Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi emphasised that the cattle market has been established at a specific location to ensure cleanliness during the Eid festivities. He further warned that no cattle markets would be allowed on other roads or areas, and that a strict action would be taken against anyone violating these regulations. On the other hand, the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) has finalised cleaning arrangements, including the removal of waste ahead of Eid under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's vision and "Suthra Punjab Programme". Following the directives of RWMC CEO Rana Sajid Safdar, a grand cleaning operation is underway across all tehsils of the Rawalpindi Division. This operation includes specialised waste clearance and sanitation efforts in city streets, highways, markets, residential areas, and cattle markets, running round the clock. With Eidul Azha approaching, waste lifting, manual sweeping, lime sprinkling, and immediate cleaning are being conducted daily in all cattle markets of Rawalpindi, including Murree, under a coordinated strategy. The operation manager in Murree, Talha Mir, is supervising the sanitary workers actively deployed in the field. RWMC CEO Safdar is closely monitoring the "Clean Punjab Programme" in the division and reviewing daily field reports.
Express Tribune
22-02-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
Pindi's tehsils set for grand makeover
The Suthra Punjab Programme has been launched simultaneously in the 21 tehsils of the Rawalpindi Division, with an annual expenditure of up to Rs22 billion. The plan involves door-to-door waste collection, followed by waste dumping, landfills, and then waste-to-energy processes. Additionally, 10,500 new employees have been recruited in the Rawalpindi Division alone, with a total of 125,000 jobs being created across Punjab. So far, 90,000 positions have been filled. The Suthra Punjab Programme has also contributed to business growth and employment in sectors like IT, textiles, manufacturing, and others. Addressing the launch ceremony of the Suthra Punjab Programme in the Rawalpindi Division, Senior Punjab Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Punjab Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique, and Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Dr Hassan Waqar Cheema shared their thoughts. Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, speaking on the occasion, said, "Ask us about our performance – how we ended defaults and load shedding, how we reduced inflation to the lowest level, how we increased exports, and how we developed health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, and other sectors. Don't ask us about creating chaos and disorder." "We are bringing metro services to Gujranwala and Faisalabad, and introducing 550 electric buses in Punjab. 27 buses have already reached Lahore, with Rawalpindi receiving a significant share, she further said, adding the Punjab government was investing Rs40 billion in water supply projects in Rawalpindi. "The issue of Nullah Leh is being addressed and the incomplete Mother and Child Hospital project, abandoned by previous administrators, will now be completed by December this year under the name of Children's Hospital, the minister added. Ms Aurangzeb further said that additionally, 500,000 citizens were receiving medicines at their homes, and all primary healthcare centres and hospitals were being revamped and upgraded. "Lady Health Inspectors will now reach people's homes." Minister Zeeshan Rafique said that the Suthra Punjab Programme would create 125,000 jobs across the province, adding 90,000 had already been filled. "Monitoring of this programme is being done digitally. By introducing e-tendering in Punjab, we are ensuring transparency. This program will generate billions in business for other sectors. All 56 companies involved in the Suthra Punjab Programme are local companies," he added. Rawalpindi DC Dr Hassan Waqar Cheema said that a grievance redressal system had been set up for the public, encouraging the people to make Suthra Punjab Programme a success so that they could live in a cleaner, healthier environment.
Express Tribune
13-02-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Waste-to-energy projects envisaged
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that the provincial government will launch waste-to-energy projects with the support of international partners. She was addressing a session on advancing circular economy under the Pakistan-Turkiye Partnership for Sustainability in Islamabad. The chief minister welcomed the First Lady of Turkiye, Emine Erdogan, and visited stalls along with her. CM Maryam Nawaz said Turkiye's waste management model had helped her government immensely in formulating this Suthra Punjab programme. "I am grateful to Emine Erdogan who introduced us to international best practices for sanitation" she added. She said that thanks to the waste management model of Turkiye, the Punjab government had adopted a modern, effective and sustainable sanitation system. "The Suthra Punjab Programme is not just a project to clean roads, it is a mission to protect health, economic stability and build a modern Punjab." She added, "Clean cities attract more investment and promote tourism. I welcome all international partners, experts and investors in Punjab." She said her team was committed to making Punjab a global model of cleanliness and development. "We will make Punjab one of the cleanest, greenest and most developed regions of the world," she added. She said, "As soon as I took an oath of the office as a Chief Minister, I vowed to make every city and village of the province clean in accordance with the international standards." The chief minister said a new industry was being created under the Suthra Punjab programme, which would create more than 100,000 job opportunities. She said ten scheme would also strengthen the economy of Punjab ad agreements worth billions of rupees had been signed. She said Rs120 billion had been allocated for the Suthra Punjab programme and the investment would provide long-term environmental and economic benefits. Public-private partnership has been launched, and local industries and business community will play a key role in Punjab's sanitation system. She said the public-private partnership would bring innovation, effectiveness and sustainability to the sanitation sector. "Punjab generates 57,000 tonnes of waste daily, which was a mounting challenge. We are successfully confronting it with the latest technology. In Lahore, we have introduced the world's largest door-to-door waste collection mechanism. We are determined to extend the door-to-door waste collection mechanism to all urban areas of Punjab," she said. The chief minister said, "To improve the cleaning process in rural areas, we have introduced eco-friendly loader rickshaws and other small machinery units.
