Mega schemes: PM to inaugurate development projects for Hazara

Gas pipeline, water supply project will be inaugurated during Mansehra visit in December

MANSEHRA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved various development projects for Hazara division and plans to inaugurate them during his visit to Mansehra in December.

This was said by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf during a news conference in Mansehra on Sunday.

“The prime minister’s visit to Mansehra is long overdue,” he said. “During his visit, Nawaz will initiate a series of projects.”

According to Yousuf, the prime minister will inaugurate the Rs800 million Sui Gas pipeline project with a 12-inch diameter which would be laid between Abbottabad and Mansehra during the first phase of development.

“This project will help in laying a network of gas supply to remote areas like Shinkiari, Jaba, Atarsheesha and Khaki,” he said. “A water supply project worth Rs40 million and a women’s university in Mansehra will also be inaugurated by the premier which would be completed within two years.”

The minister said the Hazara Motorway from Havelian to Thakot will be constructed in the second phase. In addition, an airport, a Danish school and a medical college will be established in Mansehra.

“Under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif, the country has flourished and development projects have been initiated in all provinces,” he said. “With the completion of PML-N’s tenure, the people will enjoy prosperity and development.”

He also flayed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying the party’s promise to transfer power to the grass-roots level after the local government elections has failed and created problems for the public.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th,  2015.