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The City We Work For
Images of the urban issues at the heart of PURC’s work: water, sanitation, housing, mobility, ecology and the life of Lahore’s neighbourhoods.
Community Dialogue
Residents, officials and planners discussing the issues that shape their neighbourhood.
Since 2004, PURC’s open forums have brought citizens, local government representatives and planning institutions together to debate development, policy and planning.
Safe Drinking Water
Collecting drinking water from a neighbourhood filtration point.
PURC’s 2011 position paper found that while about 97% of people in Punjab have access to improved water sources, 49% of those sources are contaminated.
Water in Narrow Lanes
Women collecting water from a public tap.
Water and sanitation have been PURC’s longest-running area of research and advocacy, from WASA Lahore to the Punjab Drinking Water Policy.
Solid Waste and Recycling
Sorting recyclable waste at the kerbside.
Solid waste management, and the livelihoods of the workers who handle the city’s waste, have been subjects of PURC’s urban forums.
Getting Around the City
Buses, rickshaws and pedestrians sharing a city road.
PURC advocates for transport planning built around walking, cycling and affordable public transport.
Green and Blue Spaces
Planting saplings along a canal bank.
PURC argues that Punjab’s canals, rivers and trees are part of the city’s commons and should be protected in planning decisions.
Research and Training
Reviewing maps and documents around a library table.
PURC runs research internships for students every year and training on urban governance, growth management and planning.
Living Heritage
An illustration of a historic Lahore street.
The historic city offers lessons in dense, walkable urban living that PURC brings into debates on how Lahore should grow.
Share Your Photographs With PURC
Community organisers, researchers and journalists documenting urban life in Punjab are welcome to share photographs and records with PURC.