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Up to 1970 priorities were accorded to provision of drinking water to major towns like Quetta, Sibi, Loralai and Zhob. Rural population remained deprived of safe drinking water and was compelled to take drinking water from dug-wells, spring, stagnant pools, and rain/flood water collected in ponds. In addition to major towns, drinking water facilities were only extended either to the Defense Personnel or government colonies with a nominal water supply provision to civilian population annexed to the towns.

After creation of the province of Balochistan, small water supply schemes were planned and maintained by the MES/ B&R/Communication and Works department. Later on the same were transferred to the Irrigation & Power (I&P) Department. A total number of 265 of such schemes were completed till 1987.

As the work load increased, situation demanded that a new department may be formed; hence, in 1987, Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Balochistan was created out of I&P department.

Soon after the establishment of PHE department, it constructed four hundred and twenty four (424) mechanized water supply schemes. By 1992, such schemes totaled 701. As the number of completed schemes rose, the provincial government faced the scarcity of funds that limited its contribution to funds for operation and maintenance (O&M) water supply schemes. In 1992, Social Action Program (SAP) started with the initiative of Government of Pakistan and Multi Donor consortium through the World Bank. SAP introduced the concept of community participation so as to lessen burden of O&M on the government. Previously, O&M was responsibility of PHE department. The idea of ccommunity participation revolved around some sharing from the beneficiary communities, right from conceptualisation stage to its operation and maintenance. In 1995, PHE Department, Government of Balochistan formulated a “Uniform Policy”, which clearly stated that thence forward PHE Department will spare no funds for O&M of newly constructed water supply schemes and that O&M will be the responsibility of the beneficiaries. Under SAP, during 1992-97, seven hundred and ten (710) water supply schemes were constructed. Out of total 1740 schemes, 715 schemes have been handed over to the communities based on Uniform Policy.

Mission Statement

To facilitate the deprived rural population to have access to safe drinking water in order to eliminate sufferings of women fetching drinking water from far flung areas and to eradicate water borne diseases

Organization Chart

Secretary PHED

· Additional Secretary

o Deputy Secretary

§ Section Officer

· Chief Engineer

o Superintending Engineer

o Solicitor Section

FUNCTIONS

Identify potential water supply schemes in term of priority;
Prepare technical design for the identified schemes;
To make available piped water, in adequate quantity, for drinking and house-hold purposes;
Protection of water sources from contamination by continuous water treatment and stream pollution control;
Improvement of sewerage system and sanitary conditions;
Proper management of water supply and sewerage facilities;
Levying regular revenue which should be increased gradually to cover all costs of operations and maintenance;
Issuance of Notification for Water Rates;
Social organization of communities to enable them to participate in scheme design and development;
Maintain and update records of all water supply schemes using Management Information System (MIS); and
Service matters except those entrusted to Services and General Administration department.

WORKING OF THE DEPARTMENT

Public Health and Engineering department has the following distribution of work among its different sections:

1. ADMINISTRATION SECTION.

This section deals with administrative and general nature matters of the department. Posting, transfer, budget preparation, traveling allowances, medical bills, and grant of leaves etc. are affairs dealt by administration section. The service matters except those entrusted to Services & General Administration department of any member of the staff also fall under purview of this section. All disciplinary actions are taken by this section on complaint against any member of the department in service.

2. CHIE ENGINEER (PLANNING AND DESIGN) OFFICE

The office of Chief Engineer (Planning and Design) prepares Implementation Plan Matrix, Quarterly Monitoring Reports, Five Year Rolling Plans, Procurement Plans, and formulates sector statistics regarding investments & coverage using Management Information System. New low cost schemes are designed here and those received from other offices of the department across Balochistan are scrutinized technically. Other important tasks being dealt by this office are:

· Continuous contact with the communities;

· Social mobilization; and

· Follow up contacts with all the stakeholders.

3. CHIEF ENGINEER (FIELD AND OPERATION) OFFICE.

This office supervises work on Water Supply Schemes, costing more than Rs. 5.000 million, financed under Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), an annual development programme of government o Balochistan. Water supply schemes sponsored under specific development packages namely Governor’s Package and Drought Package etc. are also executed under supervision of this office in addition to foreign and federally funded schemes.

4. EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICERS/DEPUTY DISTRICT OFFICERS OFFICES

Each district has one Executive District Officer (EDO) office. The EDO offices shoulder responsibility of executing schemes up to Rs.5.000 million under PSDP and other specific development packages. Besides, EDO offices are responsible for operation and maintenance (O&M) of all water supply schemes. These offices collect water tariff and make arrangements to handover small schemes to the beneficiaries for O&M.

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