Peshawar(PR):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department while clarifying media reports regarding the issue of allotment of 300 Kanal land to Women University Mardan has said that a piece of land measuring 1000 Kanal was approved in financial year 2010-11 and acquired for health department in financial year 2011-12 for the proposed projects of allied health facilities in Mardan.
A press release issued from health department here on Saturday says that out of the 1000 Kanal land 200 kanal was specified for Dental College and Hospital, 100 Kanal for Sports Complex, 80 Kanal for Institute of Radio-therapy and Nuclear Medicines, 20 Kanal for Institute of Herbal Medicines, 100 Kanal for the Campus of Khyber Medical University, 100 for Post-Graduate Medical Institute and the remaining 400 Kanal for residential complex and external services.
The press release further clarifies that thereafter a request through a summary was received from Higher Education Department for allocation of 300 Kanal land for the signature project of Women University Mardan.
The health department keeping in view the importance of female education endorsed the proposal with the condition that the 300 Kanal may be earmarked at one side of the land so that contiguous land around 700 Kanal remains for the allied health facilities required for the Bacha Khan Medical College Mardan.
Thereafter the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved the transfer of land consequent to a meeting duly attended by all concerned departments in the best public interest.
It may be noted that the 300 Kanal land given to the signature project of Women University Mardan does not touch any of the indicated land identified for the project related to Bacha Khan Medical College which include the Dental College, Sports and Residential Complex.
