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MIRPUR, (AJK): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Thursday said that the lack of clean drinking water in and around Rawalakot city is creating a health crisis, which could affect the entire population of the area.
He expressed these views after a briefing in the Presidency by Additional Chief Secretary Development Dr. Sajid Mehmood Chauhan on the Drake Water Dam Project, AJK President office said Thursday evening.
Masood said that the concerned departments should ensure the early completion of this project of clean drinking water so that the threats to the health of the people could be minimized in a timely manner.
Appreciating the efforts of the Planning and Development Department and the Department of Physical Planning and Housing, the Azad Kashmir President stressed the need for removing the administrative and financial hurdles for early completion of the Rawalakot Water Reservoir Project.
He said that the water supply project should be completed keeping in view the growing population of the areas to ensure the sustainability of the project on a long-term basis.
