ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (APP):Ministry of Climate Change has allocated around Rs9.5 billion for projects under “Clean Green Pakistan” movement.
The ministry had earmarked maximum budget for the comprehensive plan (PC-1) for 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, prepared in consultation with four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) to the amount of Rs7.5 billion where an amount of Rs2 billion had been allocated for the clean component, a senior official in the ministry said.
It is shocking to know, he said the current situation of Pakistan in the water, sanitation and hygiene sectors was as appalling as the average situation in the world.
“Around 60 percent of the generated waste remains un-collected, 93 percent waste water remains un-treated and 42 percent population does not have access to basic sanitation facilities. As an impact of this,110 children die every day due to poor sanitation, 3 million people are annually hospitalized due to waterborne diseases and overall the country loses in terms of the GDP because of sanitation and water related issues,” he added.
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