Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to expand the underground rainwater storage project instituted in Lahore to other cities of the province — a news source reported. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar.
The meeting was also attended by Provincial Minister of Punjab for Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering and other high officials. The session was briefed by Secretary Housing about the recent work done by the department, and that a total of 420 water supply and sanitation projects had been completed in the province.
The CM issued instructions to expand the rainwater storage project to other cities and announced that all the major cities should also have underground water tanks to store water. The water so conserved can then be used for horticultural practices. The rainwater could also be used for drinking purposes after treatment.
