83 percent of under ground drinking water unsafe: Fawad
Under ground water in most of the areas was unsafe for drinking: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Saturday said under ground water in most of the areas was unsafe for drinking and it was the government top priority to provide safe drinking water to the people.
Talking to private news channel, he said that the Ministry of Science and Technology reveled after tested the underground water samples collected from every Tehsil of the country that 83 percent of drinking water was unsafe.
The Ministry of Science and Technology has also launched its own bottled water just for government officers.
Fawad Chaudhry said that the step has been taken in light of the government’s austerity measures. This bottled water will be a cheaper alternative to the mineral water that is currently available at government offices, he said.
The bottled water, called the ‘Safe Drinking Water, will cost Rs1 per litre, the federal minister remarked. The Pakistan Council of Research and Water Reserves has so far prepared 500 ml bottles for the water.
It is expected that this water will be served to officials at PM Office, GHQ and Parliament House first, and then later at offices of different ministries.
Earlier, Ch also announced to introduce eco-friendly motorcycles and Qingqi rickshaws nationwide which will work on battery system.
Fawad Chaudhry visited Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) in Islamabad where he announced to introduce eco-friendly electronic motorcycles and rickshaws to save the energy and environment. He gave demonstration of e-bikes and e-rickshaws by driving them himself.
Technology Minister expressed that Pakistan is the largest country in the world to use motorbikes and rickshaws whereas the electronic vehicles are the future of transport in this country.
He went on to say that he aims to transform the transport of the country into electronic technology where it will run on battery rather than petroleum. “Changes in electronic technology will reduce carbon in the environment”, added Fawad Chaudhry.
