Staff Reporter Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has termed the proposed projects of Peshawar to DI Khan Motorway, Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) and Tank Zam Dam as of vital importance for agricultural and industrial uplift of the province and has stressed the need to include these mega projects in the CPEC portfolio.
He has said that inclusion of these projects in the CPEC framework is the top most priority of the incumbent provincial government adding that Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway project will not only boost trade activities at local level but will also play an important role to promote international trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries whereas the CRBC, on completion will prove to be a milestone stone to make the province self-sufficient in agricultural products.
He was chairing a meeting regarding CPEC projects here on Friday. Besides Chairman CPEC Authority, Asim Saleem Bajwa, meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir, administrative secretaries and other high ups of concerned provincial departments.
The meeting reviewed in detail progress so far made on the ongoing projects of the province under CPEC framework and discussed matters/proposals to include new mega projects in the CPEC portfolio.
The meeting was briefed about the progress on the establishment of Rashakai Economic Zone and it was informed that work is in progress on basic infrastructure including gas and electricity supply and construction of access roads adding that six kilometers long pipelines had been laid to provide gas to the Economic zone whereas work on the construction of access road is near to completion.
The meeting was further informed that so far 1800 application had been received from local and foreign investors for setting up industries in the economic zone.
