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Constitution of Pakistan----Arts. 9 & 184(3)---Suo motu action by the Supreme Court under Art.184(3) of the Constitution regarding supply of contaminated water to Rawalpindi from Rawal Dam---Right to clean drinking water---Discharge of solid waste and liquid into Rawal Lake---Installation of Water Treatment Plants---Supreme Court observed that no one was ready to realize that poor citizens who could not afford to drink bottled mineral water were using contaminated water, which caused number of diseases; that all efforts made seemed to be made on files/papers, inasmuch as Provincial Government lacked understanding of how to deal with environmental issues and as to who was authorized to appoint Tribunals to check violations of environmental law---Supreme Court directed that Secretary of the concerned Division should convene a meeting for installation of Water Treatment Plants etc. and take immediate steps for such purpose, and fix responsibility upon those officials, who were responsible for delay in execution of such Plants; that Provincial Chief Secretary should take personal interest in nominating heads of Environmental Tribunals so that violations of environmental law could be checked, and he should ensure that not only district Rawalpindi but people throughout the Province of Punjab were getting clean drinking water. ORDER A report has been submitted by the Secretary, Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, wherein certain steps have been directed to be taken by the different authorities. Amongst other things, there is an interested water analysis report of the catchment area of Rawal Lake, according to which, total Coliform Bacteria/100ml has increased from 1800 as it was on 29th August 2011 to 6000 on 29-3-2012, despite all the claims made by the CDA, ICT and WASA etc. 2. The Officers, who have appeared before us, seem to be not in a position to make a statement towards final solution of the contaminated water, which is flowing in Rawal Lake and is meant for consumption in Rawalpindi and Cantonment areas. However, they have shifted the responsibility from one department to another by using the expression that they have completed their…

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