166 development projects being implemented
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has stated that timely completion of important development projects as one of the top priorities of his government and directed all the provincial departments to immediately start process of hiring human resource and procurement of equipment for the development projects with 75 percent of civil work completed so that the project could be operationalized without any delay when civil work is completed.
He said that timely operationalization of newly completed projects should be the priority for which all pre-requisites and arrangements be finalized well in time.
He particularly directed the health department to take concrete steps in order to operationalize the newly completed project in timely manner.
However, it was told in progress review meeting that a total of 166 development projects are being implemented in the Health Sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for which more than Rs. 23 billion had been allocated in the budget of the current financial year. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan headed the meeting.
Out of these projects, 48 are due for completion which would be completed by the end of June this year.
These projects include Establishment of Bannu Medical College, Fountain House Peshawar, KMU Institute of Nursing and Medical Technology, Rehabilitation of Woman and Children Hospital Bannu, Establishment of Type-D Hospital at Tirah Bagh Maidan, revamping of Basic Health Units at merged areas and other projects of establishment and upgradation of hospitals.
Besides, work is also in progress on various projects of strengthening and revamping of Rural Health Centers and Basic Health Units across the province under which 47 RHCs and 200 BHUs would also be converted into 24/7 health facilities.
Similarly, work on a number of other mega health projects including Taimer Gara Medical College would be completed by the end of this financial year.
