Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan inaugurated multiple development projects in Chitral Lower
Chital Times Report
CHITRAL: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Tuesday paid a day long visit to District Lower Chitral and inaugurated multiple development projects for the uplift of the district and addressed a public gathering in Chitral Town.
The chief minister commercially launched Chitral Economic Zone which is expected to create 8000 direct and indirect job opportunities while an investment of Rs.620 million is expected in the said economic zone. During the visit, the chief minister inaugurated Singur Bridge which has been constructed at a total cost of Rs. 700 million. Danin bypass road, Ayun Kalash Valley bridge have been constructed at a cost of Rs.50 million, Rs. 82million respectively. The chief minister also inaugurated rescue station and BS Block at Degree College Chitral Lower which were established with Rs. 64 million and 89 million respectively. The chief minister performed the ground breaking of several projects which includes Kalkatak chitral road, Broze bridge and 8 km long Karim Abad road.
These projects would be completed at a total cost of Rs. 290 million, Rs. 50 million and Rs 100 million respectively. The chief minister also performed the ground breaking of 46 km long Kalash Valley road which would be constructed at a total cost of Rs. 4.2 billion. The chief minister also launched beautification of lower chitral project worth Rs.280 million.
Addressing the public gathering at Chitral Town, the Chief Minister announced several new projects for the uplift of Chitral district. He announced to give permanent status to employees hired under settlement of land project in Chitral district. He also increased fire wood allowance for govt. employees from Rs.45 to Rs.100 per day besides he announced establishment of media colony for journalists, upgradation of Women & Children Hospital, establishment of Women Resource Centre and construction of Darosh bypass.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the a scheme to establisha sports complex in Lower Chitral was reflected in the current annual development program. The establishment of colleges in Darosh and Garam Chashma had been included in the development program adding that Rs. 1.28 billion were earmarked in the current budget for Chitral University.
He stated that work on projects worth Rs. 33 billion was underway in the district which on completion would bring about a positive change in the district. Physical work on Chitral-Boni-Mastuj road would be started soon. He said that the provincial government was working on several projects of highways and economic zones in the province which would make the province a hub of trade and industrial activities in next four to five years.
He said that the establishment of Chitral Economic Zone would usher in a new era of development in the region and create employment opportunities. The Chief Minister said that the government was fully aware of the difficulties faced by the people due to inflation and concrete steps were being taken to reduce this inflation and provide maximum relief to the poor and middle class of society.
The government was working on education card scheme for students from poor and middle class families which will be launched soon. Kissan card had been launched for the financial assistance of the farmers besides a mega project like Health Card Plus had been launched to provide quality and free of cost medical facilities to every citizen of the province. The Chief Minister said that the provincial government was working on a food card scheme to provide relief to the poor through which free rations would be provided to the deserving families on a monthly basis. Touching upon other projects of the provincial government, the Chief Minister said that the incumbent government was working on important projects like CRBC and Gomal Zam to make the province self-sufficient in agricultural sector.
He said that PTI formed the government only in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013, and in 2018 it formed the government in center, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and after that PTI came into power in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir and on the basis of its performance and support of people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would form government across the country, including Sindh, in the 2023 as well.
Special Assistants to the Chief Minister Abdul Karim, Wazir zada, Senator Falak Naz and others were also present on the occasion.