Provincial Minister for Cooperative Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar has said Khadim-e-Punjab Saaf Pani scheme, for which a total allocation of Rs24 billion has been allocated, would ensure clean drinking water to millions of residents in the far-flung areas of Punjab.The minister expressed these views while addressing a public gathering at Abbasnagar, District Bahawalpur, on Friday.f 1,574 dysfunctional water supply schemes on an immediate basis which will accelerate the pace of supply of safe drinking water to the residents both in the urban and rural areas," Channar maintained.He said the major component of this massive financial intervention to modernise the public health department aims at repair of pipelines; effective maintenance of the machines and other electronic devices and uninterrupted supply of electricity for running water supply schemes."Saaf Pani scheme is a major initiative under the Punjab chief minister’s pro-people policy framework which attaches special significance by allocating special funds both for expanding and modernising socio physical infrastructure for the residents of Southern Punjab," Channar noted.Published in The Express Tribune, October 21, 2017.