The NWFP government is taking special measures to accelerate the pace of developmental projects in the far-flung tribal areas and Rs 10943.453 million have been approved for the sector of regional development.
According to a handout of FATA Media Cell, Rs 466.439 million would be spent during 2007-08. The development of backward and far-flung parts of different tribal areas would be the focus of the government under the package for Regional Development.
Special attention has been given to developmental packages in North and South Waziristan Agencies, and Rs 838.93 million have been sanctioned for development packages in the two remote agencies.
A sum of 678.94 million has been approved for five different Regional Development schemes in South Waziristan Agency. These include allocation of Rs 144.155 million for Shawal inaccessible area, Rs 93.318 million for Shaktoi and Shobi Khel areas of Tehsil Ladha, Rs 65.645 million for Shakai area, Rs 180.774 million for Tehsil Toi Khullah and Rs 195.048 million for Mantoi and Santoi areas.
A sum of Rs 159.980 million has been approved for two schemes in North Waziristan Agency. These include Rs 99.980 million for Madakhel area and Rs 60 million >for Shawal area.
Besides the two Waziristan Agencies, special attention has been given to developmental projects in the remotest Tirah Valley and Bara in Khyber Agency for which a package costing Rs 118.059 million has been approved. Moreover four schemes in Mohmand Agency, four schemes in Kurram agency, three in Orakzai and 27 other schemes in all FATA have been approved to accelerate the pace of developmental work in backward and deprived parts of the FATA.-PR
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