PESHAWAR: Terming the proposed Peshawar Model Town project the largest residential scheme of the province, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that the scheme would provide standard residential facilities to people.

He directed the quarters concerned that all the prerequisites including detailed engineering

design should be completed within minimum possible time to perform the ground breaking of the project, according to an official statement issued here on Thursday.

Presiding over a meeting on ‘Peshawar revival plan’, the chief minister asked the authorities concerned to ensure progress on construction of the remaining section of Ring Road as per the timeline.

Gandhara Valley City will have more than 82,000 plots of various sizes

He said that the project was important for diverting heavy flow of traffic from GT Road as well as inner roads of the city. He said that government wanted to see the project completed in all respects by the end of its current tenure.

The meeting reviewed progress made on various mega projects being executed under Peshawar revival plan. About the progress on proposed Gandhara Valley City (Peshawar Model Town) project, the meeting was informed that it was four times bigger than Hayatabad Township.

Gandhara Valley City covers an area of about 106,000 kanals, with a capacity of more than 82,000 plots of various sizes. The entire town has been divided into 23 different zones out of which 17 are residential.

The PC-II of the project has been approved by the relevant forum while the process of hiring a consultant for the planning and detailed engineering design of the scheme is in the final stages.

The meeting was informed that PC-I of Peshawar bus stand project was submitted for approval and work was started on land acquisition for it.

The revised PC-I for construction of northern section of Ring Road has been submitted to the relevant forum. The meeting was also apprised of various issues in Regi Model Town.

The chief minister directed the officials to take concrete steps to make police station in Regi Model Town functional and to address other issues as well.

The meeting also approved to auction the commercial and residential plots available in Hayatabad Township and Regi Model Town.

The meeting was informed about the progress on the remaining work of Bus Rapid Transit project.

Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2021