Lahore kay naalay aur Maryam ka saaf suthra Punjab
As Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz launched Saaf Suthra Punjab Campaign in Lahore, netizens all over the internet have started posting photos and information about the overflowing drains, sewage spillage, huge piles of garbage, and poor hygiene conditions in their cities.
Newly elected Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is on a mission to transform Punjab. The latest in the series is the ‘Saaf Suthra Punjab drive’. Netizens are quick to remind her of the poor condition of drains and garbage in Lahore and other cities of Punjab.

In Lahore, citizens are struggling with the issues of overflowing drains, sewage water, and the stink emitting from them.
Blogger and activist Riaz Ali Turi posted about the uncovered drains in Lahore causing health risks and nauseating smells in NA-127 of Lahore which include the prominent areas of the city like Township and Green Town.
Urgent call to action: Uncovered drains in Lahore, particularly in NA-127, are posing serious health risks, with nauseating smells affecting residents, especially children. The situation on the ground was dire, as we witnessed. @MaryamNSharif https://t.co/uppeHGCyFV pic.twitter.com/II5KjUPwje
— Riaz Ali Turi (@RiazToori) March 7, 2024
Another user with a pseudo name of I M Imran Khan shared the pictures of Shadman area in Lahore where overflowing drains are disturbing life. Adil posted about how the area around Urdu Bazaar is facing sewage issues to which Maryam Nawaz assured him of holistic action.
Noman Waseem tagged CM Maryam that even though the initiative is great, nothing has been done in his city of Multan.
The whole shadman area in Lahore is worst than this, with a big sewage/ dirty drain in Shadman, jail rd, n chungi, which have become hallmarks of Lahore city. The moment u enter in Shadman, the unbearable sewer gas smell welcomes u. pic.twitter.com/LQvrbacUbM
— I M Imran Khan (@BahadurPak73953) March 7, 2024
Waseem Aslam posted a series of photos from Chichawatni where the roads are broken and littered.
Madam @MaryamNSharif @Marriyum_A @Kh_ImranNazir @AzmaBokhariPMLN
— Waseem Aslam (@aslam_waseem) March 10, 2024
Kindly take notice of that , This is Chichawatni District Sahiwal
Assistant Commissioner didn't want to clean that and didn't want to accept #Saafsuthrapunjab
Kindly take strict action against him#صاف_ستھراپنجاب pic.twitter.com/yDgMsnJtvi
In response to Zeeshan Malik’s tweet about the Punjab government’s work in Bahawalpur, a netizen commented that Pindi needs the same attention, and, not just on the roads but in the walled city as well.
Pindi mai kb ho ga zeeshan.just main roads per kaam na ho.asal maza tub hai androon yay saaf sutra punjab hona chew
— Huny (@Huny22049746) March 2, 2024
A resident of Sheikhupura posted a series of littered streets that are disturbing the lives of citizens yet the commissioner was claiming to have started the project.
Chalein lets see kitna #saafsuthraPunjab different hota h #cleangreenpakistan se. Sirf naam change krny se effective policies banti hoti to ab tk ye sorat e haal na hoti. Take notice please.
— Adnan Hassan (@itxAdnann) March 2, 2024
📍 (31.6991434,73.9792668) pic.twitter.com/4QLUEWW6VH
Ramish Fatima posted a detailed video of Tehsil Headquarters Hospital where the corridor is severely fungus-ridden.
THQ Jahaniyaan .
— Ramish Fatima ⚡️✨💫 🇵🇸 (@RamishFatima) March 9, 2024
Please share the video , tag and ask concerned authorities to look into this matter. @MaryamNSharif pic.twitter.com/Ctm5hsyqlk
Dawn’s Khalid Hasnain interviewed a resident of a locality of Pine Avenue near Valencia Town named Aziz who complained, “You see the Sattukatla drain full of waste, which is choking its sewage flow. The water level in the drain is also rising due to the choking caused by the waste piling in it.”
“It is also surprising that though the WASA’s machine meant for desilting or cleaning the drain is parked here but no one has visited the site since long to operate it,” Aziz adds the Sattukatla drain overflows in the monsoon or the unexpected heavy rain while its choking is also spreading a very foul and unbearable smell everywhere.
The Current went to ask the residents near drains at Upper Mall which are especially disturbed by the foul smell which gets unbearable during rains.

Around Walton drains, a resident named Zahid Abbas complained that occasional breaking of the walls of the drain and overflowing of its contents causes many hindrances on daily basis. “When there is rain we become restricted to our homes and transportation via cars become increasingly difficult especially crossing the road,” says Zahid.

Traditionally, the epicentre of PML-N’s politics, Lahore has always been flaunted as the most developed part of the province the drains and heaps of garbage are depicting an opposite story. The situation is no better in other cities where grave problems require immediate action across the Punjab.