PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the quarters concerned to complete acquisition of the land already identified for shifting of general bus stand out of Peshawar city within the next two months.

Chairing a meeting regarding development projects for Peshawar, he said that work on preparation of PC-1, feasibility study and engineering design of the project should also be expedited.

An official statement said here on Wednesday that the meeting was briefed about projects for Peshawar including shifting of general bus stand out of city, solid waste management, construction of remaining portions of the Ring Road and city improvement project.

The meeting was told that the general bus stand was being shifted out of city for which site was identified near Ring Road and the process of land acquisition was in progress.

Mahmood Khan warns officials against delay in execution of projects

The meeting was informed that under the city improvement project, various activities would be carried out in different areas of Peshawar including replacement of water supply network, solid waste management system at Shamshato, construction of sewerage treatment plant in Kanza, construction of park, family areas, walking tracks and food streets in Hayatabad Phase-VII and extension and development of Bagh-i-Naran Park.

The meeting was informed that the works on preparation of detailed engineering design for city improvement project was also in progress and would be completed by next week.

Under the project, special focus is laid on replacement of rusted water supply pipelines and water tanks throughout Peshawar for which the city has been divided in four zones. Besides, a site has also been identified out of the city for solid waste management project.

The meeting was briefed about progress on construction of leftover northern section of Ring Road and was told that the project would be completed within one year.

The chief minister stressed the need for expediting work on all mega projects in Peshawar. He said that it was the priority of government to facilitate people. He said that unnecessary delay in execution of those projects would not be tolerated and in case of delay action would be taken against the people responsible for it.

He directed the authorities concerned to complete the land acquisition process within two month so that work on the project could be initiated as earlier as possible.

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2020