CM orders land acquisition for Dir Cadet College

PESHAWAR:

Chief Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Mahmood Khan has ordered completion of the process of land acquisition for Cadet College in Upper Dir as soon as possible so that physical work on the project could be started.

He also directed the high ups of communications and works department to take concrete steps to complete the construction of Chakdara Bypass Road by June this year and said that the provincial government would provide all the required funds for this purpose on priority basis.

He issued these directives while chairing a meeting to review progress on development schemes of Dir. Administrative secretaries, senior officials of Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority (PHA) and others attended the meeting.

While briefing the meeting about the progress on development projects, it was revealed that PC-1 costing Rs6.9 billion had been prepared for the construction of 44 km road from Patrak to Thal Kumrat in Upper Dir and land acquisition process for the construction of Talash Kalpanai Bypass Road in Lower Dir had been completed.

Moreover, bids had been received for the construction of 30 km Dir Motorway which were being evaluated and the agreement for the project would be signed by mid-August.

The meeting was informed that hiring of faculty and other staff for recently inaugurated Timargara Medical College was under way.

Similarly, besides the appointment of project director for the establishment of University of Dir, relevant committees had also been formed to further proceed on the project.

Touching upon the projects in sports and tourism sector, it was informed that a site for the establishment of Dir Sports Complex had been identified and PC-1 of the project would be ready by end of this month. The meeting was informed that progress was also being made on Panjkora River Left Right Bank Canal project.

The chief minister, on the occasion directed the departments to complete all the projects as per the stipulated timelines and said that no delay would be tolerated in these projects of public welfare.

It may be mentioned here that 30-kilometer motorway from Chakdara to Rabaat would be constructed at a cost of Rs35.5 billion.

Three interchanges, four over passes, four fly overs, 24 bridges, two tunnels and two under passes would be constructed under the project. The participants were informed that both the projects had already been cleared by the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC).

Published in The Express Tribune, March 20^th, 2022.