Sukkur to get filtered water

Published July 22, 2003

SUKKUR, July 21: The federal government has allocated Rs370 millions for supply of filtered water to the people of Sukkur, out of which a first instalment of Rs100 million has been received and work on the filter plant has begun.

This was said by Sukkur District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while talking to journalists at the press club here on Monday.

He said that Rs180 million were allocated for development works in the Sukkur district and Rs70 millions were granted under the Khushhal Pakistan Programme.

On a complaint that the contractors working on the development schemes in Sukkur had used substandard material, he said that an investigation would be conducted into the allegations.

The journalists told the Nazim that Queens Road and many other roads of the city were destroyed by the rains after two months of their construction. Mr Shah said that an investigation into the matter was underway.

Meanwhile, Mr Shah inaugurated a three-day high risk area anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to the children at Jamiat Saudagran Hospital, Sukkur.

Opinion

Editorial

PTI in disarray
Updated 30 Nov, 2024

PTI in disarray

PTI’s protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint.
Tired tactics
30 Nov, 2024

Tired tactics

Matiullah's arrest appears to be a case of the state’s overzealous and misplaced application of the law.
Smog struggle
30 Nov, 2024

Smog struggle

AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard....
Solidarity with Palestine
Updated 29 Nov, 2024

Solidarity with Palestine

The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves.
Little relief for public
29 Nov, 2024

Little relief for public

INFLATION, the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time, has receded...
Right to education
29 Nov, 2024

Right to education

IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments...