K-P CM assures swift infrastructure rehab

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said on Friday that funds had already been allocated to rehabilitate infrastructure that was damaged in the torrential monsoon rain over the last few days.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentarians and other party leaders from all four regions of the province called on Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur at the CM House on Friday. Matters related to public issues, progress on public welfare projects, rehabilitation of infrastructures affected by the recent monsoon rains and flash floods and relief activities were discussed in details during the meetings. Gandapur stated that relief activities and rehabilitation of affected infrastructure and households would be carried out without any delay.

He maintained that the losses of rain-affected families would be compensated as a first priority; and district administrations are already working on the matter. He asserted that the provincial government is committed to utilising all available resources for this purpose.

Touching upon developmental strategies of his government, the chief minister said that some 600 development projects were near completion, and have been identified across the province. He assured that these initiatives would be completed by December of 2024.

He said that ongoing development projects all over the province would be completed on top priority. He continued that necessary directives have already been issued to authorities concerned in this regard. Apart from this, essential powers related to development projects have also been devolved to the grass root level with the aim to ensure that the development projects are finalised and implemented as per the needs and aspirations of general public.

He also urged upon elected public representatives to propose development projects, keeping in view the needs and priorities of the people of their respective constituencies, adding that it is their collective responsibility to ensure that the money of taxpayers is utilised in a judicious and beneficent manner.