Peshawar: Provincial Minister for Irrigation Arshad Ayub Khan has said that any kind of negligence in development projects will be taken seriously.

He directed to expedite public welfare projects and ensure timely completion of projects. The provincial government strives for the welfare of the people.

The foundation stone has been laid for the construction of Digital City Special Technology Zone on 86 kanals of land in Haripur.

This will raise the living standard of people. In addition, work is underway on economic zones in each division of the province.

He expressed these views while presiding over separate meetings on ongoing projects of Irrigation Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Progress review meeting of developmental works in Haripur.

The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary Irrigation Department Wasil Khattak, Deputy Secretary Technical and Deputy Secretary Admin besides other officials regarding the ongoing projects of Irrigation Department. In the meeting, the department informed about the progress on the ongoing projects of irrigation.

The Additional Secretary briefed the Provincial Minister in detail regarding the cleaning and rehabilitation of canals, tube wells and civil channels. While informing the provincial minister about the problems faced during the campaign, the Provincial Minister for Irrigation issued necessary orders and instructions to solve the problems.

Provincial Minister for Irrigation Arshad Ayub Khan also presided over a review meeting regarding irrigation department projects in Haripur district. The meeting was attended by XEN Irrigation Hazara and concerned SDOs.

In the meeting, the provincial minister was briefed in detail about the ongoing and new projects in the district and the problems faced. Provincial Minister Arshad Ayub Khan directed to complete the projects within the stipulated time while any negligence would be taken seriously.