Lahore, March 25, 2023 (PPI-OT): Civil Engineering Department celebrated World Water Day on 22nd March, 2023. On this occasion, a seminar with the title of “Importance of Water Resources” along with the video competition was held in the department. Faculty members and students of the department participated in the event. The seminar started with recitation of holy Quran and a welcome note by the Head of Hydraulic division of Civil Engineering Department Prof. Dr. Noor Muhammad Khan. The guest speaker, Engr. Shahid Hameed, Advisor to Chairman WAPDA on hydroplaning, addressed the session and highlighted the importance of water resources in the country and the efforts made by WAPDA in harnessing these available resources for the development of Pakistan.

In the closing remarks, Dean Faculty of Civil Engineering Prof Dr. Habib ur Rehman thanked the Guest speaker and praised the efforts of Chairman Civil Engineering Department Prof. Dr. Khalid Farooq for arranging a series of seminars in the department. He also praised the efforts of members of Hydraulics Division of Civil Engineering Department Dr. Muhammad Shahid, Engr. Usman Ali and Engr. Abdur Rehman for organizing the event successfully.

A video competition on the “Importance of Water” was also held among the participating students and names of winner and runner up were declared by a committee. At the end Dean Faculty of Civil Engineering presented shield to the guest speaker Engr. Shahid Hameed and distributed prizes to 1st and runner up teams of the video competition.

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