A meeting regarding uplift and beautification of urban centers and bazars in newly merged districts convened under chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah. Concerned Deputy Commissioners presented progress work in this regard. Additional Chief Secretary, Shahab Ali Shah urged over assuring quality in monitoring of ongoing projects.
The government is approving and implementing revolutionary development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as emphasizing quality and supervision in all these projects. On the special instructions of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Mahmood Khan, the Department of Planning and Development is continuously reviewing and monitoring in different districts and divisions. The Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Review and Monitoring Team is inspecting Rescue 1122 Station in Lower Kohistan District under 190363 # ADP.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is in the process of approving development projects. Provincial Development Working Party meeting was chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shehab Ali Shah, while sections chiefs and other officials attended the meeting.
Among the notable projects approved in the meeting include BS blocks, additional classrooms in government colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while for the provision the basic facilities a project was approved at a cost of 1.60 billion. While in the merged districts, approval has been given for the upgradation of 25 middle schools in high schools at a cost of Rs 1.14 billion. Work will be done for the betterment of boys ‘and girls’ schools.
The plan for setting up of Paraplegic Center for the amalgamated districts has been approved at a cost of Rs.945 million. Paraplegic Center Sub Division will be set up in Wazir Bannu.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, work will be done on minority places of worship at a cost of Rs. 51 crore for which 109 places have been identified. A feasibility survey will made at a cost of 1.6 crore for the construction dam in Wana South Waziristan. The Rs 1.2 billion were approved for the project construction of Gozizai Small Dam in Tribal Sub-Division Tank which will ensure water availability and resolve irrigation problems in the area.
In Upper and Lower Chitral, projects worth Rs. 71 crore were approved for rehabilitation of structures destroyed by natural calamities. A plan to promote olive cultivation at a cost of Rs. 2 billion in the integrated districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been approved. Fisheries and fish ponds planned at a cost of Rs. 50 crore in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Approval of 9 km road from Sarai Noring of Farhatullah Khan Marwat Road in Bannu to Shah Tora Takht Khel at a cost of Rs. 256 million in the meeting. Hangu Samana Road in Hangu District approved at a cost of Rs. 57 crore, Feasibility Study of Gargari Chowk Road from Malik Shahi in North Waziristan at a cost of Rs. 2.1 crore was approved. In the meeting for the PSDP program of the federation, 55 km Tajzai Lucky four Lane Road was cleared at a cost of Rs 19.32 billion.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approves feasibility study of various projects under Public Private Partnership Framework including feasibility study for setting up of truck terminal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and integrated districts, feasibility study for private sector services in Toyota.
Another revolutionary achievement of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. A feasibility study for the reconstruction of the Upper Swat Canal System has recently been approved by the 15th meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party. The project will benefit the people of Malakand, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera and Charsadda districts. The existing canal system now irrigates 276,000 acres of land at a discharge of 1800 cusecs, while 315,000 acres of land will be irrigated at a discharge of 2400 cusecs. Reconstruction will increase crop yields, facilitate local farmers and create thousands of jobs.
A total of Rs 41.98 billion projects were cleared at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Development Working Party meeting.
In a special meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party, four projects for the federal PSDP program costing Rs 24.26 billion have been cleared. Apart from this, another project of Rs. 5 billion was also approved in the gas and power sector. This approval was given under the chairmanship of Mr. Shahab Ali Shah, Additional Chief Secretary, P&D Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Approved projects include projects such as the Thirty Breast Cancer Screening Clinics and four Breast Cancer Screening Centers for early detection of breast cancer through the establishment of a Central Regional Hub.
The meeting was attended by members of PDWP and relevant departments. The Forum approved six projects related to C&W, Rural Development, Health, Agriculture and Planning and Development Department for the betterment of the province.
Projects include diversion of road from Indus Highway to Bannu city, feasibility study, detailed engineering design and construction of road connecting Indus Highway (N-55) at Mangla Banda with Hakla York Motorway (M-14) at Klor. Includes (approximately 40 km) local promotion of vegetable and pulses seeds through public-private cooperation, gas development and expansion of high and low transmission lines, supply of transformers, maintenance of lines and high and low transmission of 11kv feeders and National Health Support Project Concept Note Clearance.
On the special instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Mahmood Khan, the Education City project in South Waziristan Barwand was finalized in the meeting of the second project steering committee in the planning and development department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. the meeting was presided over by Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr Shehab Ali Shah. This project with modern architecture and international standards will be equipped with all kinds of facilities. Education City will have excellent educational institutions as well as residential facilities, playgrounds, amusement parks, science and technology parks, sports complexes and hostels.
On the special instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Mahmood Khan, Department of Planning and Development, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has initiated a consultation process for the formation of Phase II of Accelerated Implementation Program (AIP) in all integrated districts.
Till now consultations has been held on a sub-divisional level with the local population in Wana, Ladha, Sir Waikai in South Waziristan District, Miranshah, Mir Ali, Razmak in North Waziristan District, Khar and Nawagai in Bajaur District, Central, Upper and Lower Kurram in Kurram District, Upper and Lower Orakzai in Orakzai District, Upper and Lower Mohmand in Mohmand District, and former FRs (Betni, Jandola, Dara Zinda, Wazir), as well as Dara Adamkhel, Hassan Khel and Landi in Khyber District. Local leaders, students and civil society are participating in these meetings.
The purpose of these consultative meetings is to ensure that public priorities and aspirations are taken into account in formulating plans for the second phase of AIP for the next three years after the ongoing AIP Phase I for the implementation of tribal development. So that development measures are in line with local needs and ground realities.
Through this process, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government intends to ensure public participation in the planning and development of integrated districts according to the views and aspirations of the people of integrated districts.
The mid-year review meeting of Annual Development Program 2022-2021 was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Shehab Ali Shah. The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of departments. The performance of the departments regarding development projects was reviewed in detail. On the special instructions of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, all the departments were urged to expedite the development projects, especially the high priority projects and complete them within the stipulated time. Monitoring and evaluation reports of the Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were also discussed.
