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Peshawar zoo under construction which will be the largest recreational facility in the province

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Lack of strong large trees in Pakistan is just so visible these days , the population has truely neglected nature for 50-70 years and only now we see some small scale initiative to change this

Certain pictures of Pakistan look so barren

Trees have to be reintroduced across the nation
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Women-specific initiative: Japan, UNOPS Pakistan launch pilot project in transport sector

ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Japan and the UNOPS Country Office in Pakistan signed a UNOPS pilot project aimed at the development of women-specific transport service in selected districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The ceremony was attended by high officials from the Economic Affairs Division, Planning Commission of Pakistan and Department of Transport K-P along with UN Resident Coordinator and heads of other UN agencies and representatives of foreign missions and donor agencies.

The envisaged project is to be implemented by UNOPS Pakistan office in partnership with the K-P Transport Department and UN Women through the financial support of the Japan government, which is contributing 191 million JPY ($1.79 million) for the duration of the project.

In his opening address, UN Resident Coordinator Neil Buhne underlined that the fear of harassment women face each day brings down their productivity. Hence the introduction of ‘Women Bus Service’ “is an initiative taken to make women feel safe, secured and comfortable when travelling. These buses aim to protect women during travel and reduce the risk of being a potential victim,” Buhne explained.

“The project will pilot 14 buses in 3 districts of K-P; Peshawar, Mardan and Abbottabad.”

Also speaking on the occasion, UNOPS Pakistan Director and Representative Muhammad Haider Reza said, “Working women and female students experience sexual harassment from men working as drivers and conductors/ticket collectors in public transport.”

He said that UNOPS considers it an honour to support and work in close partnership on this innovative project.

UN Women Country Representative Jamshed M Kazi emphasised that “the introduction of women-only buses in K-P is a simple idea with potentially transformative results for women’s empowerment”. Applauding the initiative, he expressed hope that the project will pave the way for more cities and districts to benefit from this service.

Transport and Mass Transit Department Provincial Secretary Zubair Asghar Qureshi thanked the Japan government, UNOPS and UN Women for supporting the initiative.

He said the project is also being linked up with the Mass Transit System or Bus Rapid Transit that is being developed in Peshawar, which will also cater to the needs of the women.

“The public transport system in other cities will also get a boost, which will help improve systems in the city of Abbottabad and Mardan.”
 
Some background info this 40.8 Megawatts Koto Hydro Power Project at River Panjkora, was inaugurated by IK last year. This project is part of the mega project '365 Dams project by KPK gov.' Reason for highlighting is that people ignore these facts of infrastructure. development by KPK gov.

Koto Hydropower project is located on Panjkora river upstream of Timergara town in Distt: Dir (Lower). Salient features and status of the project is;
• Name of River : Panjkora
• Location : Near Timergara
• Discharge : 126 Cusecs
• Head : 38 Meters
• Capacity : 40.8 MW
• Tunnel Length : 1.76 Km
• Energy : 205 Gwh
• Revised cost of project : Rs: 14.765 Billion
• Approximate revenue per annum : Rs: 1.970 Billion @Rs. 9.62 per unit
• Completion : Dec 2018

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LOWER DIR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that his party’s government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been working on 365 power projects in the province.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the Koto hydropower station in Lower Dir. The project, which will be completed in four years at a cost of Rs12 billion, will produce 40 megawatts of electricity, he said. “After the completion of the project, we will provide power for Rs4 per unit to domestic consumers.”

He was speaking at the inauguration of the Koto hydropower station in Lower Dir. The project, which will be completed in four years at a cost of Rs12 billion, will produce 40 megawatts of electricity, he said. “After the completion of the project, we will provide power for Rs4 per unit to domestic consumers.”

Attendees at the ceremony included K-P Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Finance Minister Muzaffar Syed, Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Muhammad Atif Khan.

Imran said the PTI-led government would establish small power houses in different parts of the province to curtail outages in the areas. He said 40% of electricity was produced with furnace oil in Pakistan while K-P produced surplus electricity. “The country’s circular debt has surged to Rs600 billion,” he added.
 
KP-SADP launches Rs 206 million uplift schemes in three districts

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Southern Area Development Project (SADP) has launched Rs.206 million uplift schemes in three least developed districts of Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat of the province which will be completed up to December 31, 2016.

The Project Director KP-SADP Ghulam Habib while visiting different schemes stressed upon the field staff to ensure timely completion of all developmental schemes, says a press release here Wednesday.



The project has initiated 78 development schemes in three districts (Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat) of KP with the estimated cost of Rs.206 million. The field staff briefed the project director that construction work on 78 community development schemes is in full swing which will be completed in the time line period.

The SADP is one initiative of the Planning and Development Department of KPK government, provisioning peace, justice and socio-economic development through good governance, for three least developed districts of D I Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat.

As per the details, construction work is in progress on 27 developmental schemes in DIKhan district with the estimated cost of around Rs.74.5 million on streets pavement, village access roads and construction of irrigation channels.

Similarly, in Tank district work on 25 schemes is underway with the estimated cost of Rs.70.3 million on streets pavement, village access roads, drinking water supply schemes, underground water storage tank and livestock pools.

Likewise, in district Lakki Marwat, the construction work is in full swing on 26 schemes with the estimated cost of Rs.81.1 million on street pavements, village access roads, drinking water tube-wells and pipeline.

The SADP has already completed 227 developmental schemes during last fiscal year which brought a visible change in the lifestyle of the rural community in three target districts.

Besides infrastructure schemes the project trained 115 rural youth in different trade including motor-bike repair, UPS repair and installation, mobile repair, air-conditioning & refrigeration mechanic and tailoring.

Similarly, 170 rural women were trained in 17 vocational training centers established by the SADP.
 

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