Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday said that Polio free province is the government’s mission and there is a dire need to carry out collective efforts more efficiently/effectively for the success of anti-polio campaign.
“The departments concerned and agencies will have to produce results by strengthening and improving their liaison as there is no room for negligence in the fight against crippling disease polio”, the chief minister said and added that full security would be provided to the polio workers.
Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the Punjab government is utilizing all-out resources for ensuring safe and healthy future to the children.
He further maintained that the Punjab government is running a comprehensive awareness campaign to strengthen polio eradication efforts. Continuation of effective measures for rooting out polio from the society is the collective responsibility of society as well, he added. Usman Buzdar also appealed to the parents to be part of the government’s efforts to eradicate polio. He said that protecting the children from polio is a national responsibility and is determined to win the war against polio at all cost.
CM VISITS VARIOUS AREAS
Meanwhile, the Punjab chief minister paid a surprise visit of different areas of provincial metropolis without protocol. Usman Buzdar reprimanded MD Lahore Waste Management over his poor performance and expressed his displeasure on the poor sanitation arrangements in some areas of the city.
The chief minister inspected the civic facilities and sanitation arrangements on Mall Road, Jail Road, Gulberg, Canal Road, Circular Road, Bhati Chowk, Ferozepur Road, Garden Town and other areas of the city.
He directed the management of LWMC to improve the sanitation arrangements in the city and heap of garbage should immediately be removed from the roads. There will be no compromise on the sanitation arrangements, he added. He said that MD LWMC should personally monitor this operation and submit the report to the Chief Minister.
BUZDAR EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR KASHMIRIS
