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Punjab Launches Suthra Punjab Sanitation Overhaul With EVs, Mechanical Sweepers and Tougher Littering Penalties

A mid-January deadline for a waste-to-value blueprint signals a push toward energy recovery alongside tighter oversight.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved a provincewide modernization plan that shifts street cleaning to electric sanitation vehicles and mechanical road sweepers.
  • Officials were ordered to submit a comprehensive Waste‑to‑Value plan by mid‑January to convert municipal refuse into usable energy.
  • Anti‑littering rules will be enforced after a 15‑day monitoring period, with fines and legal action targeting dumping on roads and in commercial areas.
  • Transparency measures are live, including fully digitalized salaries, a vehicle tracking management system, live container monitoring and KPI‑based scoring of waste companies.
  • Operational upgrades include Sunday deployments, more sanitation workers at the Union Council level, proposals for one tractor per two councils and new enclosed spaces for bins and containers.