PESHAWAR, May 7: NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD) Sardar Mohammad Idrees on Monday announced the allocation of Rs21 million for construction of four schools in the Galyat area, saying the provincial government was working for the uplift of downtrodden people.

He said this while addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the newly-constructed road in the Keri Serkhali area of the Galyat.

He said the government had initiated development projects in every nook and corner of the NWFP with special focus on far-flung and less developed areas during the last four years in a bid to bring them at par with the developed areas of the country.

Expanding upon his views, Mr Idrees said the MMA government had completed a number of water supply schemes since coming to power, adding that the Galyat had been connected with a network of roads.

He said that an unprecedented number of development schemes had been launched in Union Council Nagri Bala, Nathiagali, Ali Meera and in all the villages of PF 48 constituency.

The minister said the Haqqani school of Nathiagali would be reconstructed at a cost of Rs7.8 million. He added that Rs4.2 million would be spent on construction of a girl’s school in Nathiagali, Rs4.8 million on the construction of a primary school in Keri Sarkhali, and Rs4.2 million on the construction of the Toheed Abad school.

Talking about development of the communications infrastructure in the area, Mr Idrees said that Keri, Tajwal, Bagan, Mullach, Keri Raiki and Samandar Khata villages would be linked to the Lower Galyat through a chain of roads.

He said the Rs20 million Tajwal-Bagan road project would be approved shortly, adding that a road project worth Rs4.8 million was under way in the Ali Meera-Natiagali area.—APP