6 uplift projects for Haripur, Abbottabad approved

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has approved six development projects for Haripur and Abbottabad districts which also include construction of Havelian-Dhamtor bypass and establishment of a modern engineering college.
He said that Haripur University would be upgraded to the international standard, said a handout.The chief minister accorded the approval during a meeting regarding new projects of both districts held at Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Tuesday.
Advisor to the Chief Minister for Communication and Works Akbar Ayub Khan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Information and Higher Education, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, the PTI leader Yousaf Ayub Khan, former MPA Nisar Safdar, Special Secretary to the CM Arshad Majeed Mohmand and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.
The chief minister discussed the new uplift schemes for Haripur and Abbottabad districts which were proposed by the participants and approved six new projects. They include establishment of a modern engineering college, an information technology training centre and construction of an additional sports ground at Haripur as well as construction of Havelian-Dhamtor bypass road, soil erosion protection scheme for Havelian and construction of a link road as a part of under construction Jhangra Dam project, Havelian in Abbottabad district.
The 18 kilometer bypass road to be constructed from Ayub Bridge Havelian to Dhamtor at an estimated cost of Rs1 billion will facilitate Nathiagali and Murree bound traffic without entering the congested Abbottabd city. The proposed engineering college for Haripur will be affiliated with the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, the meeting decided.