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Govt Kandhkot spends major
amount on health, education
Larkana— The Works and Services Deprtment of District Government
Kashmore at Kandhkot is carrying out work on 99 development projects
in education sector at a cost of Rs 996.7563 million under the
Annual Development Programme (ADP).
Executive District Officer (EDO), Works and Services, Kashmore-
Kandhkot in a monthly briefing regarding the progress of ongoing
projects, on Friday apprised District Nazim Kandhkot-Kashmore Sardar
Saleem Jan Mazari that the allocation for the current financial year
is Rs 450.678 million while 42 per cent work on these schemes has
been completed.
He hoped that the target would be achieved before the end of the
current financial year 2007-08.
The EDO during a briefing about the new schemes, said 56 per cent
work on six schemes including construction, renovation and repairs
of 208 units of elementary education schools, costing Rs 88.788
million, have been completed whereas progress on 5 other schemes of
the same nature of 33 units/ schools of secondary education costing
Rs 74.362 million, is near its completion.
He further stated that the work on two other schemes regarding
college and technical education at a cost of Rs 7.292 million, is
underway in full swing.
The EDO also briefied about the on-going schemes of education sector
and stated that 80 per cent work has been completed on 3 schemes of
repair and maintenance of 103 units of elementary education with a
total cost of Rs 111.022 million.
He said 99 per cent work has been completed on 3 schemes of repairs
and maintenance of 27 units of secondary school education costing Rs
90.394 million out of which Rs 7.0 million has been spent.
He said buildings of 14 existing primary schools are being
reconstructed with a total cost of Rs 12.726 million, while under
rehabilitation scheme, work is going on in 17 existing primary
schools with total cost of Rs 8.352 million.
The District Nazim was also briefed about the construction of
buildings of 47 shelter-less primary schools costing Rs 19.000
million, work on which is also in progress in full swing while some
additional classrooms are being constructed in other 95 primary
schools with a total cost of Rs 20 million.
It was further stated that rehabilitation of 27 existing middle
schools is being carried out at a cost of Rs 10 million while the
repair work of 8 secondary schools of the district is also being
carried out costing Rs 10.174 million.
The EDO works further informed that a new girls high school is being
established/ constructed at village Sardar Ghulam Sarwar Sarki with
a cost of Rs 7.822 million while for up-gradation of schools from
middle to secondary/ high school level, the work is being carried
out on 5 schemes with a cost of Rs 17.566 million.—APP
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