Mahmood directs for detailed report regarding issues of BHU and schools Hazara Division
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Peshawar
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the quarter concerned to submit a detailed report regarding the issues of Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centers and schools in the far-flung and rural areas of Hazara Division within a week.
The Chief Minister said that all the deficiencies, including non-availability of staff and missing facilities in those healthcare facilities would be removed on priority basis.
These healthcare outlets will be fully equipped to ensure the provision of healthcare facilities to the local population at their door steps, he further said.
Mahmood Khan has stated that all the prioritized developmental schemes of elected representatives in their constituencies would be funded on priority basis for their timely completion. “Provincial government is committed for the timely completion of all the developmental projects across the province and utilizing all the available resources for the purpose”, he added.
He was presiding over a meeting regarding developmental portfolio of Hazara Division held here at Chief Minister House Peshawar on Tuesday. Besides, Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ghani members of provincial cabinet Akbar Ayub, Haji Qalandar, Taj Muhammad Tarand and Syed Ahmad Hussain Shah, Members Provincial Assembly from Hazara division and representatives of concerned federal and provincial departments attended the meeting.
Briefing about the overall developmental portfolio of Hazara Division, the meeting was informed that total 226 developmental projects worth over Rs74 billion have been planned for Hazara division adding that Rs 7.956 billion have been allocated for the projects in current Annual Development Program out of which Rs. 5 billion have been released so far.
It was informed that keeping in view the public needs and population strength of different districts, realistic developmental strategy has been devised. Total of 85 developmental schemes costing over Rs 22 billion have been planned for district Abbottabad.
Similarly, 71 developmental schemes with the total cost of Rs 27 billion for district Haripur whereas 44 developmental schemes having the total cost of Rs 10.568 billion for district Mansehra were the part of developmental program.
A total of 70 developmental projects with the total cost of 14287 million have been reflected in ADP for the district of Battagram, Kohistan and Torghar cumulatively.
The forum was appraised that 60 percent construction work on Haripur By-Pass road had been completed so far. Further, authorities also developed consensus on standardization of high schools and early completion of creation of new posts process for newly established hospitals in district Haripur. The forum also agreed on the need of increasing the number of police force in different districts of Hazara Division.
The chief minister, on the occasion, also directed the quarters concerned for devising proper standard operating procedures (SOPS) regarding civil work for rehabilitation and improvement of roads falling in the premises of Guzara forests.
Mahmood Khan has also directed the quarters concerned for completion of home work for the rehabilitation and restoration of all roads in Hazara division falling under NHA so that the matter could be taken up at federal level for execution.
Furthermore, the chief minister also directed for holding a joint meeting of planning and development, higher education and health departments regarding establishment of medical college in district Mansehra.
