Secretary PHED Masood Younas, Additional Secretary, Chief Engineers, Superintending Engineers participated in the meeting, while the Executive Engineers joined through video link.
The meeting took important decisions to ensure strict compliance with the departmental mandate, effective monitoring of development schemes, and transparency in financial and administrative matters. Various proposals aimed at improving departmental performance and service delivery were also discussed.
The meeting was informed that no tendering process would be initiated before obtaining Administrative Approval. The procurement process would be carried out transparently in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (KPPRA).
The meeting emphasized that tubewells should be utilized exclusively for drinking water purposes. It was also stressed that the installation of flow meters, groundwater recharge measures and rainwater harvesting should be incorporated into departmental schemes.
It was further decided that no borehole or tubewell would be drilled in any area without prior completion of a hydrogeological and water quality feasibility study. Such assessment would be conducted through a certified or accredited agency, and drilling would not be permitted without completion of the required technical assessment.
The Provincial Minister directed that no work falling outside the departmental mandate should be included in PHED schemes. He urged strict adherence to the prescribed scope and departmental responsibilities.
The Provincial Minister also directed officers to ensure their regular presence in the field, effective monitoring of development schemes and timely identification of non-functional schemes. Decisions regarding the rehabilitation, upgradation or decommissioning of inactive schemes would be taken only after a proper technical assessment.
He said that the resources of the PHED would be utilized solely for providing clean drinking water and improved sanitation facilities to the people. He made it clear that there would be no compromise on violations of rules, transparency or the inclusion of works unrelated to the departmental mandate.