Beside construction of a university and cadet college in Swat valley, the government will spend Rs. 800 million for electricity projects. – AP Photo

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Science and Information Technology, Muhammad Ayub Khan said Sunday a grid station is being constructed with an estimated cost of Rs.800 million at Bari Kot Swat district while Rs.22 million have been allocated for construction of Feeder-III at Kabal to provide inexpensive electricity to people.

Addressing a party meeting at village Totano Banda of Tehsil Kabal in Swat, he said these two mega projects following completion would solve low voltage problem and reduce loadshedding.

The Minister said the government was utilizing all resources to ameliorate lot of masses and strengthening peace initiatives.

While highlighting development schemes accomplished by government, Ayub Khan said that government has completed projects of Cadet College and Swat University with an objective to prioritize development projects for initiating a phase of progress in Swat valley.

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