QUETTA, Jan 9: The Balochistan Education Foundation with the financial assistance of the World Bank is planning to open 200 community schools in the province, while funds have been released for the establishment of seven cadet colleges in different areas of Balochistan.

It was informed in a meeting presided over provincial chief secretary K.B. Rind here. The meeting reviewed progress on various development schemes funded by the federal government and foreign donor agencies in the province.

It was further informed that the federal government was spending Rs200 billion on various development projects, including small and big dams, canals and education schemes in Balochistan.

According to sources, officials concerned informed the meeting that the Balochistan Education Foundation was planning to establish another 100 private primary schools in different districts of the province.

They said that in the first phase cadet colleges would be established in Qila Saifullah, Jaffarabad and Panjgur, while in the second phase four cadet colleges would be set up in Nushki, Gwadar, Kohlu and Sibi.

The meeting was informed that work was in progress on the middle school project with the financial assistance of a Japanese bank.

The irrigation secretary informed the meeting that the Subakzai dam project was nearing completion.

He said the government had decided to construct 43 small canals, while PC-1 had been prepared for the expansion of Pat Feeder, Hairdin and Kerther canals.

He said that the fusibility of Ajram dam would be completed by June this year, while consultants had already been appointed for Hingol, Nolang, Zorati, Winder and Tankay dams. He said further that work on the Rs560 million Chagai water project was in progress.

Secretaries of other departments also presented reports on various development projects.