Provision of basic amenities of life including clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to the people of Lahore has been on the priority agenda. Besides installation of 75 tube-wells in our first four years' term, we have also to our credit completion of unprecedented number of drainage and sewerage schemes in the city. For overcoming havoc to the city life, caused as a result of ponding of water in the wake of torrential rainfall during rainy season, the Government of the Punjab needed rehabilitation and revamping of its sewerage & drainage system.

It is matter of immense satisfaction for me that the government and people of Japan have joined hands with us by our efforts for uplifting the civic facilities in Lahore by extending grant for the retrieval of its sewerage and drainage system. With arrival of sewerage and drainage cleaning machinery, WASA will be able to retrieve the original capacity of its silted up sewers and drainage open channels. The Staff of WASA will also be trained in mechanized and systematic cleaning of sewerage and drainage systems by working in association with Japanese consultants.

I appreciate the efforts of JICA, Japanese consultants and WASA counterpart staff for successful realization of this project. I express my best wishes for successful completion of this project and undertaking of more such projects in association with Govt. of Japan for improvement of facilities in the City.