F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to appoint additional judges in district judiciary directing law department to complete necessary homework in consultation with the judiciary.
He was chairing a progress review meeting of Board of Revenue here on Tuesday. Provincial Minister for Revenue, Nazir Abbasi, Senior Member of Board of Revenue, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah and other senior officers of Board of Revenue attended the meeting. The decision was taken to reduce backlog of cases related to land disputes and ensure their timely disposal. The meeting decided that additional judges would be appointed in those districts where pendency of estate related cases is high.
The CM also decided to introduce GIS technology for identification of land ownership. He also directed speedy completion of the ongoing computerization of land record emphasizing that computerization of land records and GIS mapping are the only solutions to land disputes. He also directed that Service Delivery Centers should be made operational immediately in all districts where land record computerization has been completed and added that government would provide all necessary resources for the purpose on a priority basis. Chief Minister was also briefed on reform initiatives taken in Board of Revenue during last six months and was told the progress being made on implementation of decisions and directives issued in cabinet meetings.
Govt plans to polarize public offices: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has planned to solarize all public sector buildings including hospitals, schools, colleges, universities, prisons, police stations, and other government offices alongside the solarization of tube wells and street lights with the aim to ensure availability of un-interrupted electricity to the public offices at reduced cost.
A meeting of the committee constituted for solarization of government buildings was held here at Chief Minister’s Secretariat with Chief Minister Ali Amin Kham Gandapur in the chair to review progress so far made to practically launch the initiative. The meeting was attended by Advisor to Chief Minister for Finance, Muzammil Aslam and other members of the committee. The forum was briefed in detail on power required for government buildings and proposed action plan for the implementation of solarization project.
The forum was informed that data collection regarding public sector offices and energy required for them is underway. However, so far received data, some 13,000 units have made their entries, which would require a solar system with a capacity of about 73 MW for public buildings. The solarization of these units is expected to produce 92 million units of solar electricity annually. It was further told that solarization project for government buildings will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 10 billion. Upon completion, the project would result in annual savings of around 2 billion in electricity bills for the provincial government.
The Chief Minister emphasized the need to finalize the project promptly and directed the committee to complete all necessary requirements for the project’s launch within a week. He also directed that remaining task for implementation of the project be completed in the shortest possible time. Additionally, he directed for the early launch of project for solarization of Masajid and madaris across the province. Under this initiative, 7,000 Masajid and 3,000 madaris would be converted to solar energy across the province.
