The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the rehabilitation of Fateh Pur, Kalam Roads and bridges and will be opened for traffic in the upcoming summer.
This was told to meeting held here with Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ghulam Dastagir in the chair. Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary Home, Secretary Finance, Secretary C&W, Secretary Culture, Commissioner Malakand Division, concerned authorities of the Pak Army and other concerned quarters attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed progress on the rehabilitation of the flood affected infrastructure and steps taken for the promotion of sports and tourism in district Swat. Regarding the progress on the rehabilitation of flood affected infrastructure especially roads and bridges in Swat. It was told that work on rehabilitation of Ayub Bridge is in the final stages.
The meeting was further told that the rehabilitation of Kohat Tunnel will start from April 15, as the tenders for the scheme have been issued to repair the tunnel affected due to terror activities, while Ministry of Interior has been approached to provide two platoons of Frontier constabulary to ensure the security of the tunnel.
The meeting reviewed in detail the implementation status of the decisions taken in the last meeting and the progress so far made by the concerned departments in this regard. The chair directed the authorities of Irrigation department to prepare a working paper within two weeks to start work on the rehabilitation of the irrigation canals in Swat. The Chief Secretary also directed all the concerned authorities to complete their preparations and arrangements well in time.