Uplift and beautification projects worth over Rs. 5.5 billion have been completed in 6 divisional headquarters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Work is underway on the uplift and beautification of all divisional headquarters in the light of the directives of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan.
A review meeting was held in the Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regarding beautification and uplift projects of 6 Divisional Headquarters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting was chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shehab Ali Shah. All the concerned Deputy Commissioners attended the meeting through video link. Under the project, projects worth over Rs. 5.5 billion have been completed in all the divisional headquarters so far. Under the beautification projects of the divisional headquarters, work is underway on 282 schemes.
Projects include rehabilitation of roads in all divisional headquarters, street lights, green belts, sidewalks, monuments, parks, gates, upgrade of sports grounds, closure of canals, construction and repair of streets and drainage projects. The meeting was informed that under the project, 37 projects have been implemented in Abbottabad, 69 projects in Bannu, 57 projects in Dera Ismail Khan, 43 projects in Kohat, 37 projects in Mardan and 61 projects in Swat. An additional Rs. 94 crore has been earmarked this year for beautification of Divisional Headquarters