{"id":69721,"date":"2025-04-04T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=69721"},"modified":"2025-04-04T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:00:10","slug":"punjab-govt-urged-to-declare-water-emergency-across-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-govt-urged-to-declare-water-emergency-across-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab Govt urged to declare water emergency across province"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has once again recommended the Punjab government<\/a> to impose a water emergency across the province.<\/span><\/span> The court also suggested a fine of up to Rs 100,000.<\/span><\/span> Housing societies wasted water worth Rs 100,000 to Rs 500,000.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Karim made these remarks while hearing petitions filed by citizen Haroon Farooq regarding smog and environmental pollution.<\/span><\/span> Several government departments submitted their reports during the hearing.<\/span><\/span> Expressing concern over the growing water crisis in Cholistan, the court urged the government to immediately impose a water emergency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The judge remarked that only publishers benefit from running advertisements in newspapers, we need a crackdown on water wastage.<\/span><\/span> Justice Karim further said that big housing societies should be given a final warning regarding water usage.<\/span><\/span> He ordered that if cars are seen washing with a hose, the society should be sealed.<\/span><\/span> The court recommended a fine of Rs 100,000.<\/span><\/span> 100,000 for the first violation and Rs.<\/span><\/span> 500,000 for the second, with the possibility of suspending the management committee for repeated offenses.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The judge stressed urgency, saying, \u201cLahore\u2019s water level was dropping rapidly. We worked hard to stop this decline \u2013 we should not let this effort go in vain. After a long time, the climate is finally changing. Water recycling plants should be installed in big buildings to conserve water. Not only for us, but for our future generations.\u201d<\/span><\/span> He also stressed the need to impose a water emergency in rural areas, warning that without monsoon, the country would face a drought-like situation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The court directed the PDMA director general to formally inform the relevant agencies about the water emergency, adding, \u201cIf they fail to take action, come to me directly.\u201d<\/span><\/span> Finally, the Lahore High Court recommended heavy fines instead of FIRs for traffic violations and postponed further action until next week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has once again recommended the Punjab government to impose a water emergency across the province. The court also suggested a fine of up to Rs 100,000. Housing societies wasted water worth Rs 100,000 to Rs 500,000. Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Karim made these remarks while hearing petitions filed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[615,616,467],"class_list":["post-69721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-lahore-high-court","tag-lhc","tag-punjab-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69722,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69721\/revisions\/69722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}