Our Correspondent
Chitral
The drinking water pipeline coming to Chitral city, destroyed last year due to flood, was restored and the supply to Chitral City has started. After the restoration of water supply scheme more than 50,000 in and around Chitral Town would be facilitated.
The water supply scheme was destroyed due to flood and several houses, farmland, shops, roads, bridges, irrigation canals and the drinking water pipelines were destroyed in the area. As a result, 50,000 people in and around Chitral Town were deprived of clean drinking water.
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Minority Affairs Wazirzada Kailash inaugurated the project and restored water supply to Chitral city. On the occasion, he also thanked Chief Minister Mahmood Khan for extending all out support and directed the company concerned for the restoration of the Golain Water Supply Scheme.
For the rehabilitation of the completed projects, Rs. 477 million was given last year, which led to the rehabilitation of various projects. The Chief Minister had also given a grant of Rs. 65 million for the floods this year for which the people of Chitral are thankful.
