PESHAWAR, Nov 5: The federal government will spend Rs1178 million to complete 179 communication schemes in Fata to make it more accessible and link it with main highways of the country.

The government has allocated Rs181m for 23 new schemes and Rs997m for 156 ongoing projects in Fata’s ADP 2006-07 to open the rugged and difficult mountainous tribal terrain for investment.

“Construction work of blacktopping of five-kilometer Barang road and blacktopping of Khar Tangi road in Bajaur agency for which Rs12m and Rs30m has been earmarked respectively will help bring Fata more closer reducing the geographical gap between tribal areas and rest of the country,” official sources here on Sunday.

The government will construct bridge at Ambar Khwar and Swat River along with roads in Mohmand agency costing Rs60m while Jamrud-Mulagen to Landi Kotal road costing Rs50m would be made on ground in current fiscal in Khyber agency.

Blacktopping of 8km road from Janakor to Musa Dara in FR Peshawar, widening and blacktopping of 10-km road from Makharani to Surpakha-Gogani, B/T road from Sro Ghargo to Pastwani of 4km in Kurram Agency and two bridges in Waziristan agency would be constructed.—APP