LAHORE: Lahore Mayor Colonel (r) Mubashir Javaid Saturday inaugurated a water filtration plant in Shalamar Town area of the provincial capital.
The plant was set up by Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan) as part of its social responsibility programme. The plant processing capacity is 2,000 litres per hour and can serve over 20,000 people every day. The CCI has so far installed 24 filtration plants in various cities of Pakistan, including Karachi, Rahim Yar Khan, in partnership with the World Wild Life Fund (WWF) and other organisations.
Appreciating the efforts of the CCI, the mayor said that the company had contributed to the community’s welfare by providing access to safe drinking water. Speaking on the occasion, CCI Country Manager John Galvin said, "In our pursuit of protecting the water resources that sustain communities, this water filtration plant has been built with the humble contribution of CCI in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to provide clean and healthy drinking water to the community of Baghbanpura."
He went on to say, "Keeping alive the mission of the CCI, 24 water filtration plants have been installed in various parts of the country.
WWF-Pakistan Director General Hammad Naqi Khan said that Pakistan was a water-stressed country and was nearing the threshold of water scarcity. We support such programmes and partnerships which aim to address this massive challenge."