PDWP Approves 16 Development Projects Worth Over Rs 30 Billion
During the eighth meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP), 11 road development projects across various districts of the province were approved; five of these projects pertain to South Waziristan. The completion of these projects will reduce travel time, facilitate commuting, and further strengthen inter-district connectivity.
The eighth meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party was held under the chairmanship of Islam Zeb, Additional Chief Secretary of the Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Members of the PDWP and officials from relevant departments attended the meeting. The forum approved 16 key projects aimed at provincial development, covering sectors such as roads, MSD (Merged Areas Support Directorate), elementary and secondary education, health, and sports.
The approved projects include two initiatives in the health sector for the establishment of state-of-the-art tertiary care hospitals in Lower Chitral and Lower Kurram.
Additionally, a project for the ‘SDGs Plus Unit’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was approved under the MSD. In the roads sector, the following projects were approved: a feasibility study for the dualization/widening of the bypass road in Kohat District; a feasibility study for the construction and dualization of the road from Tanda Dam Canal Road to KDA Road; construction of the Khwazakhela Bypass Road (Phase II: Shumakh to Babu, Swat District); design and construction of the Upper Dir road along the left bank of the Panjkora River from Akhgram to Chakiatan; a feasibility study for the construction of the Chakiatan to Panakot Bypass Road (Upper Dir); flyovers at Kharmatu and Doda Village (122 km mark on the Indus Highway); construction of the road from Indus Highway to Bannu Gate Checkpost and the Shahpur Toi Bridge (Kohat District); a feasibility study and construction of a 16 km black-top road from Jandola to Makin (Thangi-Umar Khel-Mehsud Abad, Phase I) in South Waziristan; an 8 km black-top road from the main Wana-Gomal Zam Road to Tatai-Samar Bagh-Bawal Village (South Waziristan Lower); a 5 km black-top road from the main Shakai Bazaar to Ghaizal Khel (Shakai); a 10 km black-top road from the main Azam Warsak Bazaar to Katti Khel Panga (Tehsil Birmal); and a 5 km black-top road from the main Wana-Azam Warsak Road to Qamar Abad (Tehsil Wana). In the education sector, the feasibility study and establishment plan for model schools in the southern districts were approved, while a plan for innovative interventions in the sports sector was also sanctioned.
