PDWP approves 42 projects

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved 42 projects worth Rs24.076 billion.

The approval of the projects was given at a meeting of PDWP Shahzad Khan Bangash, additional chief secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, chaired the meeting which was attended by Atif Rehman, Secretary P&D Department, members of PDWP and representative of tribal districts, said a handout.

The forum considered 45 projects pertaining to different sectors including Health, Law and Justice, Home, Multi-Sectoral Development, Local Government, Relief and Rehabilitation, Energy and Power, Agriculture, Roads and Bridges, Water, Sports & Tourism, Elementary & Secondary Education, Industries and ST&IT sectors for the uplift of the province.

One project was recommended for inclusion in PSDP 2019-20 and 2 projects were deferred due to inadequate designs and were returned to their respective departments for rectification.

The approved projects of health sector include establishment of Safe Blood Transfusion Project, Construction of 02 Lecture Theaters, Auditorium, Building for Prosthodontics, Tube Well and Overhead Tank in Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Maternal Newborn and Child Health Programme in tribal districts, National Programme for Family Planning & Primary Health Care in all tribal districts/subdivisions.

The approved projects of Law & Justice sector were “F/S and Construction of Tehsil Judicial Complexes in 5 Selected Districts on Priority Basis (Paharpur, Draband, Oghi, Havelian and Hangu), Additional facilities and improvement of infrastructure of existing judicial complexes, F/S for Establishment of Judicial Complex at Dargai (Malakand), Thall (Hangu), Shabqadar (Charsadda),Tank,Totalai (Buner) and Kulachi (DI Khan)”. An approved project of the Home sector was “F/S & Const. of PS Tehkal-Pesh, PS Matta-Swat, PS Zaida-Swabi, PS Gambila, PS Takhtikhel, PS Shah Hassan Khel, PS Bragi, PP Arsala, PP Manjiwala-Lakki, PS Misri Banda, PS Akora-Nowshera, Model PSs at Swabi, Mardan and Charsadda cities (CM Directive)”.