CM orders work on Dir Motorway stepped up

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed expediting the paperwork on Dir Motorway project and termed it as a major initiative towards sustainable development of Dir and adjoining areas.

He urged upon authorities to avoid delays in the implementation of the project, adding that all pre-requisites, including the land acquisition process, should be completed within the stipulated timelines so that civil work on the project can be initiated.

The chief minister issued these directives while chairing a progress review meeting held here at the chief minister house.

It is pertinent to mention here that 30-km Dir Motorway project would be constructed from Chakdara interchange, Malakand to Baroon, Dir Lower via Ramial and Och village.

The project consists of four lanes (two lanes each side) with 50 meter right of way and would also have 625-meter twin tube tunnel and two single tube tunnels with the total length of 6,320 meters.

Regarding the overall progress on the project, the forum was informed that the commercial and financial feasibility study had been approved by PPP committee whereas financial evaluation of the bid received has also been completed. Similarly, land acquisition process has been initiated in coordination with district administration Lower Dir.

The chief minister said that the project will play an important role in development and prosperity of the region. It was the long-standing demand of people due to which the provincial government has decided to launch the project despite multiple challenges, he remarked.

The chief minister made it clear that the provincial government has made every possible effort to develop the backward areas of the province on sustainable basis. Despite financial difficulties, multiple projects have been launched for this purpose.

The main objective is to bring about a positive change in the life of the people for which all available resources have been utilized in an effective manner.