LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Secretary Zaid Bin Maqsood visited the Suthra Punjab Authority headquarters and reviewed its operational monitoring system, with a particular focus on strengthening digital oversight of sanitation services across urban and rural areas.
During his visit to the authority’s operational control room, Director General Suthra Punjab Authority Umar Javed briefed the secretary on live dashboards being used to monitor sanitation operations across the province.
Digital Monitoring of Sanitation Operations
The secretary reviewed the live tracking of waste collection vehicles, complaint management system and beat-wise deployment of sanitation workers. He also examined the mechanisms being used to monitor field operations and service delivery.
Zaid Bin Maqsood directed officials to adopt the model of waste enclosures and temporary collection points across all districts. He also ordered that the performance of field monitoring officers be reviewed on a daily basis.
Routes and Geo-Tagging for Waste Collection
The secretary instructed officials to fix designated routes for waste collection vehicles to ensure effective tracking and monitoring of their movement.
He further directed that containers in villages should be geo-tagged to enable location tracking and called for tighter digital monitoring of Suthra Punjab operations in rural areas.
Modern Systems to Improve Cleanliness
According to the secretary, the introduction of modern monitoring systems has contributed to improvements in cleanliness standards in both rural and urban areas of Punjab.
