Approval granted to upgrade Forest Complex Soan project
A family is sitting beside the reservoir that is located to the west of the village in Soan Valley. EXPRESS/FILE
Formal approval has been granted to upgrade the ‘Forest Complex Soan’ project, consisting of nine offices of the Forest Department.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs20 million. It consists of reinstating Sui gas, water, and street lights at the Forest Complex and Forest Colony. Additionally, two previously dormant wells will be used again, a new sewerage line will be laid down, and offices in the area will be renovated under the project.
The complex was built in 1995 and consists of Nazim Forest North Zone, South Circle, North Circle, Working Plan Division, Timber Division, Divisional Working Plan Office One and Two, Forest Pothohar Circle, and Extension Circle.
Funds have already been released for the project, and tenders and work orders have also been issued. Work on the project will start from February 15.
Simultaneously, the department has also completed preparations for the spring tree plantation starting from February 15.
“We have prepared plants for the spring tree plantation in our nurseries. No plants will be purchased from the open market,” said Forest Director Ashfaq Bashir Bhatta.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 30th, 2022.