MINGORA: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday handed over provisional allotment letters of residential plots in the media colony of the Dangram Housing Scheme to the journalists in Swat. The chief minister was the chief guest at the ceremony.
It is pertinent to mention here that the total area of Dangram Housing Scheme is 500 kanals, which consists of 682 plots. In the housing scheme, 71 plots measuring 5 marlas are reserved for the journalists of Swat on a self-finance basis.
About 37 percent of the area of the Dangram Housing Scheme is reserved for residential areas, 3.5 percent for commercial, 33 percent for parks and green area and about 2 percent for graveyards. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that the provincial government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was taking concrete steps to provide residential facilities for its citizens, which is an important step towards the establishment of a welfare state. The provincial government has also launched housing societies in other districts of the province to provide residential facilities to the citizens.
Provincial Ministers Dr Amjad Ali, Mohibullah Khan, Member Provincial Assembly Fazal Hakeem Khan, Secretary Information and Public Relations Arshad Khan, General Secretary Swat Press Club Niaz Ahmad Khan, General Secretary Swat Union of Journalists Saleem Athar and member governing body Shirenzada also attended the ceremony.