Islamabad: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has launched a safe drinking water initiative for the two backward districts of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), news sources reported on April 1.
The programme will benefit 70,000 individuals in Tank (KP) and Umerkot (Sindh). According to a tweet from UNOPS-Pakistan, the initiative would minimize water-borne infections by using a unique approach to increasing access to water and sanitation services in health clinics, schools, and marginalized areas of the Tank and Umerkot districts.
On the occasion, USAID Mission Director David Young said that the initiative is being launched to celebrate the 75th year of Pak-USA friendship. He also said that the USAID has helped Pakistan achieve sustainable people-oriented goals, built dams and schools, responded to humanitarian emergencies caused by floods and earthquakes, provided vaccines to people in need, and furnished tools and training to help Pakistan’s development.
It is vital to remember that Pakistan is one of the world’s most water-stressed countries, with a declining quantity of water for future generations. To address the issue, the federal and provincial governments around the country have initiated a number of water-related initiatives.
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