SAHIWAL: A man and his 10-year-old nephew drowned in the river Ravi while herding their buffaloes and cows on Saturday.

Rescue 1122 recovered the bodies of both the deceased identified as Muhammad Waseem (22) and his Ali Hasan, a class two student, residents of Bhawal Bhonga. They belonged to shepherd families whose large animal herds would graze on both sides of the river.

These days, the water level is up in the Ravi. After their herd went to the other side, Waseem and Hasan went to bring the animals back. They drowned due to increased water flow in the river when they were bringing their animals back.

UPLIFT PROJECTS: Development projects worth Rs346m have been approved for the Sahiwal division.

The construction of the new Patwar Khana with Rs5m has been approved by the district development committee for Sahiwal city. The approval was granted by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry.

The Divisional Development Working Party approved four projects worth Rs341m in a meeting chaired by Commissioner Silwat Saeed.

The commissioner told Dawn the approved projects included additional block at commissioner office, construction of a mosque and rehabilitation centre at DC Complex, provision of pipelines at Chak 16/GD, district Okara and construction of 10 residences for officers.

HED: The Higher Education Department (HED) has released Rs2bn for the construction of new classrooms and purchase of furniture for public sector colleges across Punjab.

Masood Faridi, director colleges, said the funds were allocated under missing facilities categories for the financial year 2022-23 while Rs1bn each had been reserved for classrooms construction and furniture.

The funds would be allocated to the colleges on a priority basis and they were asked to submit feasibility reports before July 31.

Mr Faridi said Rs62m were allocated for colleges of Sahiwal division.

Published in Dawn, July 24th, 2022