The construction of the international standard Basketball and Badminton Courts at Government Girls High School Abakhel, Lakki Marwat under the Prime Minister 1000 Playground facilities with the cost of Rs. 2.28 million, Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan told media men during his visit to witness the facilities said.
Accompanied by Project Director Murad Ali Mohmand, PMU team, including Deputy Director Amir Muhammad, Deputy Director GIS Syed Zahid Ali Shah, AD Arsalan Khan, AD Shah Hussain, with field Engineer headed by Chief Engineer of Engineering Wing Ahmed Ali, Asad Khan, Engr. Paras Khan and Engr. Umar Shehzad, District Sports Officer Lakki Marwat were also present.
Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khattak said that worth billions of rupees development projects are underway across the province under the Prime Minister 1000 Playground Facilities with the aim to ensure playing facilities to the youth including females at their door steps with the vision of the Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said Secretary Sports Abid Majeed under the directives of the Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan is monitoring all the ongoing schemes and hopefully more than 100 Playground facilities would be ready to utilize for playing purposes by June this year.
He said on the directives of the Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief Minister monitoring all the ongoing projects. He said completion of the Basketball and Open Badminton Courts would provide playing facilities to the girls players.
He said, such a scheme was also included for provision of sports facilities on priority basis in the backward districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The scheme was completed at a cost of Rs 2.28 million, he said. Murad Ali Mohmand on this occasion said that PMU of PM 1000 Playground Project would also review the completed project and prepare a complete report to present it to the Secretary Sports Abid Majeed. Murad Ali said that they are trying to complete all the ongoing schemes in the province in time as directed by Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan.
He said, the quality of the projects have been checked at various stages. In this regard, the contractors have been informed that there will be no compromise on the quality and at the same time they have been instructed to complete all the projects in time.
He said, work on the projects is going on day and night. He said that our target in the current budget is to complete 250 projects in the first phase. Special attention is also being paid to the improvement of women’s sports facilities.
DG Sports KP Asfandyar Khattak said that the provincial government would continue its efforts for the promotion of sports at the UCs and Tehsil levels. The Chief Minister Mahmood Khan also shared the pictures of the badminton, and basketball courts on his social media account regarding the scheme to be completed at Girls High School in Abba Khel Lakki Marwat. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan vowed that the mission of providing best sports facilities across the province would be brought to fruition.
