By Haroon Siraj
Swat:- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Minister for Housing Amjad Ali Khan on Tuesday directed the Housing Department to plant at least 0.1 million saplings in the Jalozai Housing Scheme under the Prime Minister’s Billion Trees Project and strictly monitor all other development schemes.
He also ordered concerned authorities to fix all matters for the inauguration of Hangu Township, Nishtarabad, Warsak I and II Peshawar housing projects.
The orders were issued by the Provincial Minister while presiding over the monthly review meeting of the Housing department on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Secretary Housing Muhammad Ali Shah and Director General Imran Wazir besides other concerned officers. During the meeting, Director General Housing gave a detailed briefing to the Provincial Minister on eleven new schemes and ten ongoing projects under the department.
The Provincial Minister was informed in the meeting that about 85% work has been completed on 144 different types of flats constructed at a cost of Rs. 1715.577 million. It was informed in the briefing that preliminary work has been started on 96 flats being constructed on 96,000 square feet of land at a cost of Rs. 886.506 million in Civil Quarter Peshawar. Besides, 68% work of 463 flats constructed on 300 kanal lands in Kohat Jarma at a cost of Rs. 413.473.
In the briefing regarding Havelian Township Abbottabad, the Provincial Minister was informed that work on 219 plots constructed on 218 kanals of land at a cost of Rs. 145.984 million has been almost completed while steps are being taken for supply of gas and electricity.
On the occasion, the Provincial Minister was apprised of the progress regarding CPEC City in Nowshera district comprising 80,000 kanals and was informed that 40,000 kanals of land has been handed over to FWO. He directed them to submit an early report on the commencement of construction work of CPEC City and the steps to be taken in this regard. It was further informed in the briefing that the work on Hangu Township, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 9706.742, has been completed.
The Provincial Minister was informed that a draw for Hangu Township would be held in January 2021 for which the concerned consultant was taking necessary steps. The Provincial Minister directed to form a committee for the said scheme and submit a final report to him on further actions.
The Minister was also briefed about the ongoing construction work on Media Colony Dingram Swat comprising 209 kanals of land and Sodizi Residencia Peshawar comprising 8500 kanals of land at a cost of Rs. 314.27 million. The Provincial Minister was also given a detailed briefing about the satellite townships to be set up at 11 different places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Provincial Minister for Housing Dr. Amjad Ali while expressing satisfaction over all the projects said that the projects launched would create a large number of employment opportunities in the province which would ensure the economic prosperity of the province. He also urged the concerned authorities to refrain from setting up housing societies on agricultural lands.