- Says people of natural calamities-prone areas of Chitral will be given residential plots at a safer place
PESHAWAR, January 10: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved communication schemes worth Rs. 60 billion for the whole province this year and no new road schemes will be considered until the ongoing projects are completed, said the Chief Minister Pervez Khattak. He, however, said that internal roads of Chitral city would be improved in the current financial year as local roads of all major cities are being rehabilitated under the urban uplift programme.
Talking to representative delegation of Chitral, Pervez Khattak announced that people of natural calamities-prone areas of Chitral will be given residential plots in the proposed housing colony to be established at a safer place.
The delegation, led by MPA Fauzia Bibi, called on the Chief Minister here Sunday.
The Chief Minister said that he had issued orders for setting up a university in Chitral and concerned departments were supposed to expedite progress on this project which would help the people of the remote Chitral district to have the higher education facilities in their home district.
He assured that the Chitral roads and other earthquake and flood-affected infrastructure facilities would be rehabilitated at any cost and on priority basis and the donors’ conference was held by the provincial government the rehabilitation projects of devastated Chitral district. Assuring to visit Chitral for reviewing the uplift and rehabilitation projects, the Chief Minister said that he had also directed three concerned provincial ministers to visit Chitral to listen to the problems of the people and take necessary measures to solve them.
Pervez Khattak also sought progress report on Chitral University, Qaqlasht Housing Scheme, Irrigation Water Chennel, Atakhalt-Wirinjune Road, Ayun-Bamburit Road, Chitral-Garam Chashma Road, Rescue 1122 Service, Working Women Hostel, Repair of Reshun Hydro Power Station and certain other projects of Chitral.
