MALAKAND: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that Zalam Kot tunnel will help bring socio-economic development in Pakistan which is key to progress and prosperity of any country while visiting the under-construction Zalam Kot Twin Tube Tunnel, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The project which is being carried out by the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) on Swat Express Way near Chakdara is a 1300 meters long twin tube tunnel as part of Swat Motorway Project.
It is expected that the new highway will reduce travel time between Islamabad-Chakdara from 4 hours to 1 hour and 45 minutes. It will be ready for use by December 2018.
“The COAS appreciated and acknowledged quality work being undertaken by FWO towards nation building,” said the ISPR statement.