To give further impetus to development process in Tank district, the government is spending a fabulous amount of Rs 1014.405 million on various ongoing uplift projects in remote southern district of NWFP.
To accelerate the pace of development in Tank, the government has taken momentous steps by started scores of gigantic schemes in the rural and urban areas of the district to improve the socio-economic conditions of marginalised and down trodden masses.
Talking to APP, Deputy Director Works & Services Department Tank, Engr Abdur Rashid Khan said that special focus are being given on infrastructure improvement in under developed areas of the province. The government in fiscal year 2005-06 and 2006-07, he said executed dozens of developmental projects in education, health, communication, agriculture, sanitation and other social sectors that showing positive results. In communication sector, he said Rs 355.34 millions are being spent on major schemes like repair and widening of 24-kms black topped Tajori road via Daud Khel, Umar Adda, Kiri Haider, Chesan Kach, construction of remaining portion of Tank-Pezu road besides Waren Bridge on Tank Wana road, up-gradation of Tank Chowk square and dualisation of black topped road leading to Jandola and D I Khan (7.03 kilometer).
Special focus are being made on education sector, he said adding that schemes worth millions of rupees include construction of three additional classrooms, up-gradation of primary schools to middle level in NWFP with phase-II GGPS Tajori (Sharif Abbad), provision of basic facilities including construction of wash rooms, boundary walls, sitting up of GGPS in Mohallah Mahsudan Tank City-II and GPS Urdu Kalay Dabarah will help improve infrastructure, standard of education and increase students enrolment.
"The provincial government is mulling to upgrade 108 middle schools to high level in NWFP whereas in Tank's share is up gradation of GGMS Pai and GGMS No 1 Amakhel." In another package of basic facilities to primary schools scheme phase IV, the provincial government has allocated a special fund of Rs 9.590 million, he added.
Under NWFP Phase-III Project, three primary schools in Pehlwan Koruna, Kahu and Rashmen Kach were being set up in addition to GGPS at Jalalkot, Mohallah Barkiabad, Imam Din Koruna, Din Muhammad Koruna, and boys primary schools at Muhammad Jan Pir Kach, Yar Muham mad Nar Naurang and Rehmat Shah Tank.
Up-gradation of GGPS Yar Muhammad Koruna Pathankot to middle level and establishment of seven new primary schools bother for girls and boys were being built under various ADP schemes. Referring to developmental works in secondary education, Rashid Khan informed that Rs 157.863 million are being spent on 11 schemes whereas three of them had already been completed. Apart from reconstruction of compact building of Government Centennial Model High School No 1 Tank, up-gradation of GMS Maghzai and GGMS Shahbaz, construction/repair of GGHSs and GHHS No 2 Tank City, GGHS Gul Imam and construction of additional class rooms in GGPS Chesan Kach, GGPS Mohallah Mahsudan, Tank City and GGPS Raghza, Govt High School Amakhel mega schemes will help increase the children enrolment.
Under various ADP schemes, he said that new classrooms in primary, middle and high schools would be constructed besides up-gradating middle and high schools.
Likewise, he said that government has given special focus on the promotion of health sector to mitigate suffering of ailing humanity. Likewise Rs 321.645 million will be utilised on improvement and standardisation of District Headquarter Hospital Tank, up gradation of RHC Amakhel to Category-D hospital, rehabilitation/repair of health outlets and establishment of BHUs etc in Tank. The official said that PC-I for the construction of new building for Patwar Khana and Muhafiz Khana had been sent to the Chief Engineer Works and Services Peshawar for approval. Pakistan is a agriculture country, he said adding that green revolution will come only by giving top priority to this sector.
Construction work on new blocks in veterinary dispensary Seri Naurang and Mian Bagh was in progress and would be completed with an estimated cost of Rs 3.994 million. He said that Technical and Vocational Center (for Women) will also be set up in Tank. Engineer Rashid Khan hoped that all the ongoing projects would be completed before the schedule time. Now it is hoped that after the formation of NWFP government, the development would further accelerated in Tank.