F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government government, yet another important step to provide residential accommodations to the people of the province, is going to launch a new housing scheme in district Bannu.
An important meeting to this effect was held here the other day with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair which discussed threadbare various matters related to the proposed housing scheme and important decisions were made.
Besides provincial Minister for Housing Amjad Ali Khan and Minister for Local Government Faisal Amin Ghandapur, the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary to CM Amjad Ali Khan, Secretary Local Government Zaheer ul Islam, Secretary Law Masood Ahmad, Secretary Planning and Development Shah Mahmood and other relevant authorities.
Briefing the participants of the meeting about the proposed housing schemes it was informed that it would be established on Southern part of Bannu linked through Bannu-Lakki Road which will be the first ever green and sustainable housing scheme of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa having all the facilities of modern civic life.
It was further informed that Provincial Working Development Party had already approved PC- ii of the project worth Rs. 62 million.
The meeting decided to handover the execution of the project from Local Government Department to Housing Department with the aim to start practical work on the project as soon as possible and complete the project in stipulated time period.
The chair directed the concerned authorities to convene a meeting of the board of Provincial Housing Authority to formally handover the project to the housing department for acceleration execution.
He termed the proposed project as an important one to meet the ever increasing requirements of residential accommodation in southern parts of the province, and while hinting at performing the ground breaking of the project in his upcoming visit to district Bannu, he directed the concerned quarters for putting in place all the required arrangements for the purpose.
