WASA Rawalpindi launches crackdown on water bill defaulters

RAWALPINDI: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Rawalpindi has launched a crackdown on commercial and domestic consumers who have failed to pay their outstanding dues for an extended period.

During an operation in E-Block, Satellite Town, WASA officials issued a final deadline to defaulters to clear their outstanding payments.

The operation was conducted on the special directives of WASA Rawalpindi Managing Director Aziz Ullah Khan and was supervised by Senior Special Magistrate WASA Amir Ashfaq Qureshi, Director Finance and Revenue Tahir Bashir Mirza and Deputy Director Revenue Akmal Yasin.

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WASA officials and field staff, along with Punjab Police personnel, participated in the operation.

Speaking on the occasion, Senior Special Magistrate Amir Ashfaq Qureshi said defaulters were being given a final opportunity to clear their outstanding dues.

He warned that consumers who failed to make payments within the stipulated period would face disconnection of their water supply connections as well as legal action under the law.

Qureshi said the revenue recovery campaign was aimed at ensuring timely collection of outstanding dues and strengthening WASA’s financial resources. He added that no concession or preferential treatment would be given to defaulters.

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He urged consumers with outstanding bills to clear their liabilities immediately to avoid disconnection and further legal action.

The senior magistrate said WASA’s recovery drive would continue across different areas of Rawalpindi without discrimination, stressing that non-payment of outstanding dues would no

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