Peshawar: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved two important mega projects including D I Khan Motorway and Dir Expressway.
This was disclosed by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan while chairing a meeting of Provincial Cabinet held in Peshawar on Monday.
He termed it a milestone in the socio economic development of the province and added that once completed, these mega projects will not only provide better transportation facilities to the people but would also help in sustainable and rapid development of the province in the context of CPEC.
He was thankful to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Federal Government for approval of important highways for the Province.
Mahmood Khan further disclosed that both the projects were in the agenda of Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting to be held on 16th instant for inclusion in the CPEC portfolio, and hoped that the projects would be included in CPEC frame work.
The Chief Minister directed the quarters concerned to remove hurdles in the Private Land Acquisition for public welfare oriented projects and ease the formalities and procedures and report to this effect should be presented to the cabinet within a month.
He directed the quarters concerned to devise a mechanism for bringing public properties, owned by various government departments, under one umbrella by handing it over to the pool of provincial government so that it can be utilized for public welfare without going into unnecessary formalities of transfer of land from one department to another.
The CM also directed the Industry Department to complete environmental study for the establishment of Buner Marble City within one month period.
The chair directed the Health department to take necessary steps for setting up of four new major hospitals in the province. Besides, members of the cabinet, Chief Secretary and Administrative Secretaries attended the meeting.
Briefing the media men about the decisions of the cabinet, Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Higher Education Kamran Bangash said that an important legislation regarding Child Protection Act tabled in the cabinet.
In order to further improve this important legislation, the cabinet constituted a committee comprising Minister for Social Welfare Hisham Inamullah Khan, Law Minister Fazal Shakoor Khan, Minister Labour Shaukat Yousafzai and Advocate General to further deliberate upon the Act in order to make it more effective.
Regarding Local Government Elections, Kamran Bangash reiterated government’s pledge to hold Local Bodies elections in one go adding that provincial government have made all preparations as well as allocated necessary funds for the purpose.
The cabinet constituted a committee comprising Secretaries of Law, Education, Higher Education and Advocate General to deliberate upon merger of Frontier Education Foundation (FEF) Colleges/employees into Higher Education.