MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities is ready to launch a mega gravity water undertaking for Mansehra metropolis and its suburbs with the assistance of Saudi funding.
“We’re conscious of an acute water scarcity in our metropolis and adjoining areas and can handle it via this Rs19 billion water provide undertaking whose 40 per cent funding will come from Saudi Arabia,” Speaker of the provincial meeting Babar Saleem Swati instructed a operate right here on Saturday.
He mentioned work on the undertaking, which had already been cleared by the Govt Committee of the Nationwide Financial Council, would start shortly.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief and former senator Azam Khan Swati and provincial deputy president Kamal Saleem Swati had been additionally current.
PA speaker says CM to inaugurate work shortly
The meeting’s speaker praised Chief Minister Ali Amen Gandapur for “taking eager curiosity in addressing Mansehra’s extreme water problem.”
He mentioned the chief minister would inaugurate the scheme within the Neeli Nadi stream within the Paras space of Kaghan Valley.
Mr Babar mentioned he advocated the gravity water scheme in 2021 as an MPA and requested the then PTI authorities within the centre to execute it, which led to the announcement of Saudi funding for it.
On the event, former senator Azam Swati mentioned the mega gravity water scheme authorized by the provincial authorities would handle water shortages in Mansehra and adjoining areas.
PTI chief Kamal Swati mentioned water can be equipped to Mansehra metropolis and its outskirts from Kaghan Valley via the Saudi-funded scheme.
In the meantime, police busted an inter-provincial gang of robbers within the Baffa space right here on Saturday and seized stolen items, gold ornaments, and money.
The police mentioned appearing on a tip-off, they raided a home within the Ichrian space and arrested Liaquat Yaqoob, Shogo Khan, Asif Ghulam, Mustafa Khan, and Fayyaz Khan after the restoration of stolen items and money valuing hundreds of thousands of rupees.
In the meantime, Lassan Nawab residents have demanded the early begin of science courses within the space’s solely authorities larger secondary college for women.
They instructed reporters that the final PTI authorities authorized funds to improve the varsity from excessive to larger secondary stage and put up buildings, however the administration may begin arts courses solely owing to a scarcity of science academics.
The residents demanded the intervention of authorities for the early begin of science courses within the college.
Printed in Daybreak, Might twenty sixth, 2024