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SWABI, Sept 22: The federal government is spending Rs350 million on different projects in Swabi district.
“The cost of laying a gas line from the district headquarters to Razar region was initially estimated at Rs100 million but I retuned that and another estimate said it would cost Rs200 million,” Political Affairs Minister Amir Muqam said here on Thursday.
He said he had talked with officials of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines, who would start work on laying a pipeline from Swabi Adda to Tarraki House via Shewa Adda.
“We have allocated Rs50 million for electricity supply to different areas in the district,” he said. He said the Rs100 development fund announced by President Pervez Musharraf during his visit to the area in January had been released to the district government.
He said there would loadshedding for short duration during Ramazan and no loadshedding in peak hours.
He said the feasibility report for the extension of Pehur High Level Canal had been finalised and funds for the project had been allocated in the Annual Development Programme.
TARBELA DAM AFFECTEES: The Ghazi Barotha Taraqiati Idara (GBTI) has been working hard to facilitate the people affected by the Terbela dam project.
This was stated by Amir Usman, GBTI Vice Chairman and Pakistan’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, during his visit to Pehur Hamlet on Friday.
The purpose of his visit was to inspect the projects being carried out in the affected areas with GBTI’s support. Accompanying Mr Usman were GBTI chief Syed Mutahir Shah, GBTI Regional Director Syed Shoaib Shah, President of Pehur Delhi Taraqiati Tanzeem Usman Sher and President of Kiara Taraqiati Tanzeem Khanzeb Khan.
Mr Usman said he was highly impressed by the standard of education imparted at Pehur Hamlet’s tuition centre and computer centre. He announced that furniture for the offices of the two centres would be provided by the GBTI.
He also appreciated the ‘active’ participation of the people of the area in GBTI activities.
