QUETTA: A top-level mee­­ting on Wednesday rev­iewed the pace of work on development projects being executed in Balochistan under the Federal Public Sector Development Prog­ram­me (PSDP).

The meeting decided to accelerate the pace of work on the projects to complete them in time. The meeting also reviewed progress on Mangi Dam, Grok Dam and other dam projects.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani stressed the need for completing the projects in time. He said that in the next federal PSDP, water, communications and socio-economic development projects should be given top priority.

The meeting was infor­med that the PSDP 2020-21 included 194 projects.

Balochistan Chief Secre­tary Mathar Niaz Rana, Ad­­ditional Chief Secretary of Planning and Development Abdul Sabur Kakar, Pri­nci­pal Secretary to the Chief Minister Zahid Saleem, Sec­retary of Finance Pas­and Khan Buledi, Secretary of Building Ghulam Ali Baloch, Secretary of Roads Saleem Awan, Secretary of PHE Saleh Mohammad Na­­s­ar and Secretary of Inf­orm­ation Sohail-ur-Rehman Ba­­loch attended the meeting.

Published in Dawn, February 25th, 2021

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