MOL Pakistan provides clean water to rural communities

ISLAMABAD - February 20, 2018: A vast number of people in the outlying areas of Pakistan stand deprived of clean drinking water with thousands of people lacking access to this most essential need.

The oil and gas company MOL Pakistan, sensing the gravity of the situation, has taken action to overcome this issue to aid people living in its operational areas. The exploration and production giant has made investments amounting to billions of dollars over the years in Pakistan, and also works for the goodwill of its people. MOL Pakistan embodies caring corporatism that does not sacrifice social obligations and ethical values at the cost of monetary pursuits.

MOL Pakistan has played a vital role in the provision of clean drinking water to the underprivileged segments of Pakistani society. Till date, the company has spent more than Rs. 90 million in executing effective water supply schemes in the most deprived districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Karak, Hangu, Bannu and Kohat.

On account of its active presence in the area, MOL Pakistan has directly executed and funded several water supply schemes including the installation of hand pumps in several locations. In Hangu, one of the most underdeveloped villages, Nizrab Banda, has received clean drinking water, thanks to a water supply project sponsored by MOL Pakistan.

Many villages located along the Bannu-Kohat Road have been afflicted by serious water-borne illnesses due to a lack of access to clean water. Responding to the situation, MOL Pakistan conducted an Electrical Resistivity Survey (ERS) in the area, in coordination with the Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Karak. An open well was then installed that has catered to the needs of thousands and provided them undisrupted access to clean drinking water. The scheme was completed in December 2011 and handed over to Public Health Engineering Department.

Similarly, when the local community of the Hoti Banda village in Kohat requested the provision of clean drinking water. MOL Pakistan conducted a detailed assessment in coordination with government authorities and after analyzing the ground situation, the scheme was approved and handed over to Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) for future operations and maintenance.

In areas with extreme water shortage, MOL Pakistan has provided an unhindered water supply, using bowsers, to people in need. In the far-flung areas of Karak, the situation worsens during the summer, and MOL Pakistan has stepped in, year after year in collaboration with Karak’s district government, by sponsoring this unconventional scheme. The makeshift arrangement caters to this most urgent need of the locals at several locations in the Tal Block, and has been greatly appreciated by the communities

MOL Pakistan’s commitment to social welfare is an admirable example of a corporation helping society and those in dire need. Whereas many companies see their CSR obligations as a burden, MOL Pakistan has always gone above and beyond its legal requirements to assist people in need. This benevolence is essential for progress and Pakistan needs more generous benefactors to continue to develop as a nation.