UAF NEWS

The National Institute of Food Science and Technology University of Agriculture Faisalabad has set up RO Water Plant under the supervision of qualified food scientists to provide pure mineral water for campus community and general public at affordable prices.

RO Plant was inaugurated by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf who was flanked by Dean Faculty of Food Sciences and Technology Dr Masood Sadiq Butt and DG NIFSAT Dr Tahir Zahoor. Dr Muhammad Ashraf said that university is moving ahead to provide hygienic food and drinks at the doorstep of common people. He said that the university should not be piled up in the libraries and it should reach for the benefit of common man, general public and industry. He said that university is making all-out efforts to provide state-of-the-art facilities. He said that more than 30 RO plants are already operating in the hostels and other area of the campus. He said that a number of diseases break out due to consumption of unhygienic water across the country, which is responsible for a number of deaths. He added that heavy pumping of ground water is deteriorating level of underground water. He said that country is one of those country that face high water stress and low access to safe drinking water.