District Lakki Marwat: basic amenities to be provided on priority basis: KP CM

The Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has assured that the gas, electricity and water supply problems of the under developed district of Lakki Marwat will be resolved on priority basis.
While talking to a joint delegation of PPP, PTI and JI led by Senator Salim Saifullah Khan, the Chief Minister stated that the scarcity of funds will never become an issue for the resolution of these and other such problems of the hardworking and brave people of that area.
The delegation, mostly comprised the newly elected members of different tiers of local government, the office bearers of different political parties and notables of the area, called on the Chief Minister at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House, Islamabad Sunday. Member of the provincial Assembly and Deputy Organizer of the PTI, Dr Haider Ali Khan was also present on this occasion.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan on behalf of the delegation and people of Lakki Marwat enumerated the problems of the area pertaining to electricity, gas, water supply, education and communication networks in detail stating that for the last so many years' problems of the people in these sectors are piling up and thus required immediate intervention of the government.
He also appreciated efforts of the Provincial Government for restoring the route of Pak. China Economic Corridor in a bid to make it beneficial for the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and especially those of the southern districts.
They welcome the establishment of Degree College in Pizu, Lakki Marwat (for which the senator had donated a 40 canal land), and a cadet college there but also demanded another degree college for the remote areas of the district. With regard to the scarcity of drinking water, the delegation pointed out that this was a longstanding problem of the area and it can be permanently resolved through the construction of Kurram Tangi Dam which will also produce over 84 mega watts electricity and irrigate over 350,000 acres of land including 16,000 acres in tribal areas (FATA), thus benefiting the whole country. However, work over it is always delayed by the federal government for different pretexts.
The delegation also formally invited the Chief Minister and the Chairman PTI Imran Khan to visit the area. The delegation also apprised the Chief Minister of the losses suffered by the people of the area due to the recent torrential rains.
The Chief Minister patiently heard these problems and assured that every effort would be made to resolve them on priority basis. He directed the local authorities to prepare and submit him a report regarding the losses perpetrated by the recent rains like those of other districts. He also in principle accepted the invitation to himself visit the area and also the PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
He disclosed that soon he will hold a meeting with Secretary Water and Power, Chairman WAPDA and other authorities to remove the bottlenecks in the construction of Kurram Tangi Dam. The Chief Minister congratulated the newly elected members of different bodies of the local government and hoped that the system introduced in the province will solve the problems of the locals at the local level as sufficient funds and powers had already been devolved to the local governments.