Provincial Development Working Party Approves 22 Projects Worth Over Rs 34 Billion for Provincial Welfare

The sixth meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Islam Zeb, Additional Chief Secretary of the Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Multiple projects approved for Khyber District under the special directives of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The “Rokhana Qabail Integrated Development Package” has been approved for Khyber District; this is a comprehensive, multi-faceted development plan aimed at improving socio-economic conditions and ensuring access to basic public amenities in the district.

Projects approved for Khyber District include the improvement and widening of the road from Dogra to N-55 (via Matani and Malgo Daru Adda); the improvement, widening, and construction of the 13-kilometer road from Shamshi to Adam Khel (via Battar Sharif) in the Tirah Subdivision (Bara); and the construction of the 12-kilometer Barki-Tal Dhand road in the Tirah Subdivision.

These projects will not only improve connectivity within Khyber District but also facilitate links to key regional highways and provide an alternative route for international trade and heavy vehicular traffic. Acting on the Chief Minister’s special directives, mega schemes have been approved to resolve long-standing drinking water issues in Tank city, as well as in Hangu and Tall cities of Hangu district; additionally, innovative and sustainable development schemes have been sanctioned for the Takht-e-Nasrati, Mianki, and Shah Saleem Union Councils of Karak district.

A project for the construction and rehabilitation of roads in Charsadda district was also approved, under which connectivity will be improved at 23 different locations across the district.

Relevant departments have been directed to commence work on these projects promptly so that citizens may benefit from these facilities as soon as possible. Forum members participated in the meeting. The meeting covered the construction and rehabilitation of roads connecting Bahlola, China, Chandrodag, Dhaki, Harichand, Khan Mai, Mandani, Mera Umarzai, Muhammad Nari, Sarki Titara, Umarzai, and Anwar Mahal to Khan Mai (District Charsadda); the improvement and expansion of the road from Dogra to N-55 via Matani and Malgo Daru Adda; the improvement, expansion, and construction of the 13 km road from Shamshi to Adam Khel via Buttar Sharif (Tirah Subdivision, Bara); the construction of the 12 km Barki-Tal Dhand road (Tirah Subdivision); the feasibility study, physical and master planning, and detailed design of the Abbottabad Judicial Complex; the preservation and management of archaeological and cultural heritage; innovative interventions in the local government sector; mega schemes for drinking water supply in Hangu and Thal cities (District Hangu) and Tank city (District Tank); the provision of municipal services in Jamrud Bazaar (District Khyber); the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector and improvement of the crop estimation system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; enhancing agricultural productivity through the improvement of the tertiary irrigation system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; scaling up smart irrigation pilot schemes across various regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; sustainable water management for agricultural stability in the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and a multi-faceted development package for Jamrud and the merged districts. In-principle approval has been granted for the Integrated Livelihood Development Package for Khyber District.

Approval has also been granted for a plan to expand the Rescue 1122 service to the sub-division level, alongside an expansion in the scope of the three projects aimed at establishing Rescue 1122 services in Upper Dir, Malakand, and Tank districts.