PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan hinted at the extension of Swat Motorway from Chakdara to Mingora while directing that work on the second stretch from Katlang Interchange to Chakdara including the construction of bridges, interchanges and tunnels to be done as expeditiously as possible.
He was presiding over a meeting on Swat Motorway work with Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and other development schemes throughout the province here at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Wednesday.
Provincial Minister for Communication and Works Akbar Ayub, Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Israr Khan, Swat Motorway Managing Director (MD), Commandant Brigadier Ashfaq and others were in attendance.
The meeting was briefed about the developmental schemes carried out by FWO in the province. It was informed about the 81 Km long Swat Motorway comprising of seven interchanges that will cost Rs 34.165 billion.
The Swat Motorway has been completed from Karnal Sher Khan Interchange to Katlang, a 50 Km long stretch. The tunnel excavation and cutting work have been completed while concrete linings and other allied construction work is in full swing.
The KP CM further ordered that land for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) City Nowshera, Cement Plant Haripur and completion of Nowshera Medical College (NMC) be acquired on a priority basis in addition to delegating police, buying vehicles and other requirements and facilities for the concerned work.
He said that the provincial government would ensure to complete the ongoing schemes in the first go and this would be implemented under all circumstances, laying special emphasis on the completion of Swat Motorway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Peshawar.
Furthermore, while directing for the resolution of problems hindering the completion of Nowshera Medical College and Cement Plant Haripur, the KP CM said that any shortage of resources would be fulfilled by the government.
“We want to give relief to the people and ensure the fruitful and result oriented utilisation of public resources in the most required areas for the benefit of the people,” said CM Mahmood Khan.
