Public Health Engineering Department (KPK)

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Public Health Engineering Department
پبلک ہیلتھ انجینئرنگ ڈیپارٹمنٹ
Provincial Department overview
Formed2009;14 years ago (2009)
Statusactive
Headquarters Peshawar
Employees11,000
Minister responsible
  • Shakeel Ahmad Khan
Provincial Department executive
  • secretary, Muhammad Idrees Khan

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 public of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The department also plans, executes, and maintains the supply of drinking water and sanitation schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1] [2] Muhammad Idrees Khan is the secretary, and Shakeel Ahmad Khan is the current minister of public health engineering. [3] [4]

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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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Functions, PHED". www.phedkp.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
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