MARDAN. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Water and Sanitation Services Company Mardan (WSSCM) and Company of Innovative Solutions and Network Research private limited (CINSR) for improving water quality in urban Mardan.
Manager Municipal Services WSSCM Muhammad Ishaq and Manager Field Operations CISNR Musa Khan signed the MOU. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer WSSCM Shahid Khan, General Manager Muhammad Khalil Akbar, Manager Planning and Projects Imran Zaman, Project Coordinator CISNR Mansoor khan, Dr. Zeeshan Shafiq, Samad Riaz, Adil Shah, Hassan Iftikhar and others were also present.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding, they will support WSSCM on improving the quality of drinking water in the city. They will also provide water quality testing equipment’s to start water quality test in the city.
Chief Executive Officer Shahid Khan stated that we are committed to provide best services to the citizens at their door step.
The provision of the water testing equipment will significantly strengthen WSSCM’s capacity to monitor and maintain the quality of drinking water within our jurisdiction.
Every year, 94,000 people in Pakistan lose their lives due to lack of access to clean water, and over 80% of diseases in the country are caused by contaminated water. He added.
CEO stated that in our country 1.3 billion dollars is spent annually on water-related illnesses but the consumer’s shows resistance to paying water bills.
He announced the launch of Water Quality Testing to assess and ensure the chemical safety of the water supplied.
He also appreciated the efforts of the Company of Innovative Solutions & Network Research Pvt. Ltd and highlighted that the machinery handed over will be used to test water samples and ensure chemical standards to meet.
