Public Health Engineering Department (KPK)

Public Health Engineering Department
پبلک ہیلتھ انجینئرنگ ڈیپارٹمنٹ
Provincial Department overview
Formed2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Statusactive
HeadquartersPeshawar
Employees11,000
Minister responsible

The Public Health Engineering Department is a department of the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is responsible for the provision of clean drinking water, hygiene facilities, and a healthy environment to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The department also plans, executes, and maintains the supply of drinking water and sanitation schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1][2] Pakhtoon Yar Khan is the current minister of public health engineering.[3][4]

History

The department was established in 1974 as a secondary branch.[of what?] It was upgraded to an administrative department in 1992. Later in 2001, it was merged into the Communication and Works Department. In November 2009, it became an independent department.[2][5]

Functions

The department has been assigned different functions related to public welfare.[1][6]

  • Planning, execution and maintenance of drinking water supply and sanitation schemes in rural areas.
  • Setting standards and specifications for various types of construction materials or equipment.
  • Water quality monitoring, including maintenance of a water quality data base.
  • Research and material testing pertaining to public health engineering sector projects.
  • Determination of water tariff and collection of water charges.
  • Services matters, except those entrusted to the Establishment and Administration Department.
  • Engineering trainings and short skill development courses.

Organization

The department has four chief engineers (CE); 20 SE[expand acronym] and field directional engineers (DD); 52 executive engineers (XEN) and divisional engineers (DE); 100 sub-divisional officers (SDO) and assistant divisional engineers (ADE); 206 S/Es;[expand acronym] 1426 support staff; and 9292 operational staff.[2]

Committee on Public Health Engineering Department

Asia Saleh Khattak currently heads the 14-member KP assembly committee on the Public Health Engineering Department.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Functions, PHED". www.phedkp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Introduction". public_health_engin.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Public Health Engineering". public_health_engin.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "KP govt introduces e-Tendering, e-Bidding system in Public Health Engineering Dept". Profit by Pakistan Today. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Home, PHED". www.phedkp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.[not specific enough to verify]
  6. ^ "Functions". public_health_engin.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "No.33 on Public Health Engineering Department | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.