High-level huddle: CM wants Jalozai Housing Scheme issues resolved

Orders early completion of infrastructure and civic amenities in the projects

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak directed for settling down the issues of Jalozai Housing Scheme and Jalozai Economic Zone for expeditious facilitation of housing and industrial facilities. He directed to formalise all agreements with the investors intending to set up their ventures in the province.

He was presiding over a progress review meeting on Jalozai Housing Scheme and Jalozai Industrial Estate at Chief Minister House, Peshawar. MPA Mian Khaleeq ur Rehman, administrative secretaries of housing and industries and high ups of concerned departments attended.

The chief minister was briefed about the construction work, the infrastructure development and allied facilities at the site.

He called for accelerated work on mosques, schools, hospitals, community centres, playgrounds, colleges, sanitation and drain system in the housing scheme.

He directed for the construction of small dams both for recreational and water recharging purposes. He hoped that the infrastructure development in the housing scheme would be completed with the time tag and the issues resolved. He said that the infrastructure that included mosques, schools and colleges, hospitals, community centres, playgrounds, sanitation and drain would make the housing scheme more attractive and the allottees of plots would start constructing their houses immediately.

Pervez Khattak simultaneously directed to speed up the infrastructure development for the industrial purposes in the Jalozai Economic Zone adding that a separate grid station by the Pesco would speed up the process of construction in the economic zone. He directed to coordinate with the relevant quarters in this regard.

The chief minister was told that around 8,626 plots of five marlas, seven marlas, 10 marlas and one Kanal have been developed in the Jalozai housing scheme, of which 3,757 plots were allotted through a draw around four years back. The remaining 3,793 plots have now been allotted through a fresh draw.

Pervez Khattak also directed to initiate curative measures for the rehabilitation of Gadoon Industrial Zone. Regarding the Hattar Industrial Estate, he said that some investors had contacted him to set up their industrial units there and directed the KP EZDMC to coordinate with the potential investors.

Regarding the Malaysian Halal Food Project, he directed to expedite the acquisition and award of land under the laid down procedure that he added would bring Halal economic activities in the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31^st, 2017.