K-P govt approves three road projects

CM says roads, to be constructed under KITE project, will boost tourism in the province

PESHAWAR:

The provincial government has approved construction of three road projects to the newly identified tourist spots in the province.

These projects include 48 kilomteres Kalam-Kumrat Road, 52 kilomteres Thal Patrak-Tori Oba Road and 14 kilomteres Thal-Jazbanda Road.

The road projects will be completed under the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism (KITE) Project with the financial assistance of the World Bank.

K-P government has already approved another four road infrastructure projects for different tourism spots under the KITE Project.

These four road projects include widening of 24 kilomteres Thandiyani road in district Abbottabad, construction of 23 kilomtere Mankiyal-Badha Sarai Road in Swat, Construction of 45 kilomteres Shishikoh- Madaklasht Road in Chitral and construction of 35 kilomteres Supat Valley Road in Kohistan.

K-P Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in a statement on Sunday termed these projects as of vital importance for the promotion of tourism in the province. He said that these projects will prove to be a milestone in boosting tourism in the province.

CM Mahmood said that the provincial government was taking measures to promote tourism to create maximum employment opportunities for locals.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, November 16^th, 2020.