‘Move Peshawar bus stand in 60 days’

The provincial chief executive has directed to acquire land for moving the general bus stand in Peshawar out of the city within two months.

This was directed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood as he chaired a meeting on the mega uplift projects of the provincial capital at the Chief Minister Secretariat. CM Mahmood also directed to expedite work on the Project Concept-I (PC-I), feasibility studies and engineering design of the project.

The meeting was told that land had been identified along the Ring Road in Peshawar for the construction of a general bus stand and that the process to acquire land for the project in progress. The meeting was further informed that under the K-P Cities Improvement Project, various uplift activities will be carried out in different areas of Peshawar, including the replacement of a water supply network, solid waste management system at Shamshato, construction of a sewerage treatment plant at Kanza, construction of a park, family areas, walking tracks and food streets in Phase-VII of Hayatabad. Moreover, Bagh-e-Naran Park will be extended and further developed.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2020.