PA passes bill to manage, regulate water resources

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday passed a bill for the formation of two separate bodies to manage and regulate water resources in the province for conservation and sustainability. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Water Act, 2020, which was unanimously passed by the house, empowers the water service providers to install water measuring meters and impose fine up to Rs50,000 on those tampering with them. The bill was tabled in the house by law minister Sultan Mohammad Khan as Deputy Speaker Mahmood Jan chaired the session. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Water Resources Commission will be established under Section 3 of...