The New Peshawar Valley housing project will be established on 106, 0 00 kanal of land
PESHAWAR
The Provincial Development Authority (PDA) on Friday distributed intimation letters among the land owners of “New Peshawar Valley”, a mega residential project of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
The ceremony was held at PDA Hayatabad office which was attended by minister for health and finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra, minister for local government Faisal Amin Gandapur and secretary local government Zaheerul Islam.
On this occasion, Director General PDA Syed Zafar Ali Shah briefed the ministers about the overall progress in the development of the New Peshawar Valley project.
He said that intimation letters were issued to land owners under the land sharing formula, adding that the provincial government would give away developed plot to land owners instead of compensations.
“Letters are being given after formal approval of the applications of the property owners,” he added.
According to the master plan, the New Peshawar Valley housing project will be established on 106,000 kanal of land out of which 41 per cent area has been allocated for residential plots and apartments while 28 per cent area has been allocated for the construction of roads.
Similarly, 16 percent of area for parks and open spaces, seven per cent for public buildings and five per cent would be utilized for commercial activities and parking. Besides, two per cent area has been proposed for graveyards.
Addressing the ceremony, DG-PDA informed that the buildings of provincial assembly and high court to the valley.
“Special measures have been taken in the master plan to make the project environment friendly”, he added installation of solid waste management and water treatment plants will be made part of the residential project.
The residential project also included Parks, universities, IT Park, 200-bed hospital, media city and medical college.
Syed Zafar Ali Shah further informed that the provincial government has also planned to establish world’s largest Khyber Park in the valley, adding that the park would cover around 8,000 kanal of land. A satellite office of the project will be established on GT Road within a week, he added.
