Federal Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar has said that Federal government has launched several large and small schemes for resolution of the problems of power supply and water in southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He expressed these views while addressing a public meeting after inaugurating 132 KV grid station at Lucky Cement Paizu here the other day.
The Federal Minister assured the dwellers of Lakki Marwat that problems pertaining to electricity would be resolved on priority basis, and issued on the spot directives to the authorities of Wapda for resolution of problems. Naveed Qamar also directed the concerned quarters to forthwith submit a report within a week time about requirements of electricity equipment like poles, wires, transformers so that the problem pertaining of power be addressed at the earliest.
During the visit to Lakki Marwat, the Federal Minister also announced new transformer workshop at Sarai-e-Norang and gave approval for setting up of such workshops in the private sector. The Federal Minister said the government was fully aware about the water needs of dwellers of Southern districts of KP. The Kurram Tangi dam, he continued, was on the top of priority list of the government for which a huge amount would be reserved in the upcoming budget.
He said Kurram Tangi dam was a national issue and would bring a green revolution in southern districts by irrigating 362,000 acres of barren land besides generating 85 mega watt of electricity. He said the government had inherited the electricity problems for the resolution of which effective measures were being taken.
He stressed upon the participants of the public gathering to cooperate with the government in curbing illegal use of electricity and pay utility bill on time. Federal Minister Naveed Qamar thanked the local people for his warm welcome, and directed the Pesco authorities to complete a survey report for distribution of transformers. The gathering was also addressed by parliamentarians including Anwar Saifullah Khan, Naseer Muhammad Khan and Yasmeen Zia.