Natural History Museum extension project gathers dust

The PC-I for the lingering project of construction of six more blocks of Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) was still waiting for approval from the concerned authorities.

The museum was established in the year 1976 with constructing only two blocks to house the specimen of natural resources however six of its blocks could not be constructed at that time due to various reasons.

Over 1.5 million conserved specimens of rich natural resources are at stake due to the delay in the construction of the remaining blocks of museum.

An official said the delay in approval of this project is due to the absence of a permanent head of the relevant department.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 26^th, 2020.