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KPK announces construction of Indus River Bridge
AUGUST 15, 2014 10:31 AM
KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has announced the construction of 2.5 to 3 kilometre long bridge on Indus River in Torghar for conservation of forests and prevention of timber smuggling in all upper districts including Hazara Division. The chief minister said that beside arresting timber smuggling the bridge will also link Hazara Division with Buner and Shangla districts of Malakand and the people will also get better facilities.
He made this announcement while talking to government officials after taking an aerial view of the forests of Hazara Division through helicopter at Jadba, district headquarters Torghar. Advisor on Environment, Ishtiaq Umar, MPA Zarin Gul, Secretary Environment, Dr Hamad Owais Agha, Director, Anti-Corruption, Ziaullah Toru and other higher authorities accompanied the chief minister.
The chief minister after aerial inspection and taking review of the routes of smuggling and issuance of directives to authorities reached Jadba, district headquarters, Torghar. He went to the office of Deputy Commissioner, where people also reached for meeting him.
The chief minister said that in past 10 million feet wood was harvested in the pretext of windfall and inflicted a loss over of Rs 1 trillion on the public exchequer. He stressed need for avoiding the trees to turn green hills barren. Otherwise, he floods will bring havoc.
He said that the legal harvesting of forests was giving an annual profit of Rs 600 million to both government and forests owners. But, the ban on harvesting and implementation of Red plus Law will give a profit of over Rs 2.5 billion. The profit he said will be equally distributed amongst the forests owners
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PTI Sky Train Project Peshawar KPK – PTI KPK Government Projects – Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Government Performance in KPK, Pakistan.
PESHAWAR: With growing traffic congestion irking all time high to the citizens of Peshawar, PTI’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decides a landmark project for Peshawar City.
According to officials, the project would require, however, massive funding and would provide relief to locals regarding traffic flow. “The World Bank has shown interest in starting the Sky Train project in the provincial capital of the province,” they further said.
The provincial government has planned to run ‘Sky Train from Chamkani to Hayatabad area of the city.
Senior Minister Jamat e Islami JI Sirajul Haq has confirmed that the provincial government is planning the launching of sky train for which the World Bank has shown interest.