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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed for the accelerated execution of hydel power generation projects in the province. His government would set up a separate model institution for the CPEC related projects in the province.
Chashma Lift Irrigation Scheme will become a life-vein for the agriculture productivity and self-sufficiency in food requirements of the province and would boost agro economy in the province, therefore he directed to speed up work on the CRBC. He also directed to get approval Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 36 Mega Watt Dral, 17 Mega Watt Ranolia, 2.6 Mega Watt Machia.
He was presiding over a meeting at Chief Minister Secretariat Peshawar. Advisor to CM on Energy Hamayatullah Khan, Head of strategic Support Unit Sahibzada Saeed, Secretary Energy & Power, Commissioner Peshawar and other relevant officers also attended.
The Chief Minister asked the departments to own their projects and ensure timely completion of these projects. The importance of CPEC should not be overshadowed by other consideration therefore CPEC would be the focus of our all times attention. He directed to continue working on CPEC related projects round the clock as we have to work harder for the growth in all sectors in the province.
The Chief Minister directed for the early execution and timely completion of hydro power generation projects in order to strengthen the economic base of the province. His government wanted the province to get sustained economic growth in order to ensure that the "province stands on its own feet".
He was optimistic to generate maximum resources out of mineral, tourism, agriculture production, hydel power generation, cottage industry and other productive sectors. He directed the relevant quarter to prepare a report on the Swat Cascade.
The chief minister gave guidelines for the use of electricity to be generated through hydel power projects in the province for the industrialization within the province on cheap prices that will attract mass scale investment and in the process this province would record mass scale investment, industrialization, jobs creation and overall prosperity.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019

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