LAHORE: The government has expanded the solid waste management programme to rural areas to bring the living standard of people living in rural areas on a par with those living in urban areas.
A senior official of the Punjab Local Government Department said this while talking to APP on Saturday.
He said that expansion of the programme was part of the policy of the government to increase facilities in rural areas and control rural to urban migration. “The government wanted to improve cleanliness arrangements in the rural areas and discourage rural-to-urban migration,” he added.
He said that the support and active participation of the public is very important in this regard. “We want people to cooperate in launching a cleanliness campaign as it is in their own interest,” he added.
Direct and indirect financial benefits for the people are also attached to it, he added. He said that the domestic consumers need to use different waste bins for different categories of waste and they can sell it for its recycling and production of useful items.
He said that most people in our country are not aware of the importance of cleanliness and they throw away waste without making categorising it.
He said that the provincial government had also devised Punjab Clean Cities Roadmap Programme (PCCRP). A huge amount has also been allocated for cleanliness in the provincial budget for the current fiscal year, he added.
