National News

PESHAWAR, July 19 (APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez
Khattak presided over the 16th meeting of the Board of Directors of Provincial Housing Authority that cleared the budget of 2016-17 and
approved the budgetary proposals for the year 2017-18.
The meeting took place at Chief Minister Secretariat, Peshawar, was
attended by Special Assistant to CM on Housing Dr. Amjad, administrative secretaries, the members of the Board of Directors of Provincial Housing Authority and other relevant officials of the provincial government.
The meeting took for debate an 11-point agenda and made a number of
decisions during the course of discussion.
These decisions related to the budgetary spending on different housing
schemes in all districts of the province including Jalozai, high rise buildings in Hayatabad, residential flats in Hayatabad, PHA office in Hayatabad, government towns and housing schemes, provincial government employees housing foundation, Hangu model town, a low cost housing scheme
at Dheri Zardad Charsadda, Aboha housing scheme in Swat, high rise commercial buildings at two different plots at Warsak road and a number
of housing schemes throughout the province and made a number of
decisions to expedite the process of implementation on these projects.
The Chief Minister in his address to the participants directed to
expedite the pace of progress sketching out the whole implementation
process for the early completion of housing and commercial schemes in
the province.
These schemes should be implemented and completed under
the timeline adding that the province could no longer afford the
unnecessary obstructions in the process of implementation on these
schemes.
Pervez Khattak directed that from now onward the hiring of consultant
for any project should be linked to the cost of the project instead of hiring a consultant for a time period.
Regarding the Jalozai housing scheme, the Chief Minister directed to
ensure that Jalozai and other projects should be completed within a period of nine months and the plots should be developed and put at sale at the earliest and the infrastructure and the facilities should be completed before the time tagged.
He directed that considerable time has been wasted by the departments
and the people responsible for the completion and execution of these schemes.
Regarding loans of the provincial government to different independent
and autonomous bodies, the Chief Minister disagreed with the idea adding that the authorities should generate their own resources.
Regarding the Aboha housing scheme, the Chief Minister directed to
take it up and decide at P&D level.
Regarding the Havelian housing scheme, the Chief Minister directed to
come up with the complete sketch of the project. He also directed to advertise different commercial properties involving the private sector
both at BOT and partnership formula.
Responding to the commercialization process for the development of
commercial buildings and flats, the Chief Minister directed for a detailed design further directing that the agreements with the contractors who did not meet the agreed conditions should be cancelled and the contractors and company black listed.
He also directed for expediting the construction of residential flats
in Civil Quarters and Hayatabad. He also agreed with the plan for low cost housing schemes in different districts of the province and okayed housing schemes for government servants. He also agreed to the housing foundation for government servants.
In response to the Hangu housing scheme, the Chief Minister directed
to expedite the acquisition of land and directed for planning low cost housing schemes in all districts of the province.
Chief Minister directed to accelerate the process of developing the
housing schemes in Nathiagali.