Reasons for delay in New Balakot City Project discussed
June 11, 2021
PESHAWAR: A meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Thursday discussed the progress made so far on the New Balakot City Development Project, reasons for the delay, proposed feasibility study, detailed design, master plan and other related matters to complete the scheme.
Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority Lt- Gen. Akhtar Nawaz, Hazara Commissioner Riaz Mahsood, administrative secretaries of the relevant provincial departments attended the meeting.
The chief minister agreed to the proposed master plan for the completion of the project. He directed the officials concerned to redress legitimate concerns of the earthquake victims of the old Balakot city and restore their confidence.
CM forms committee to address concerns of quake victims and New Balokot City Development project CM forms committee to address concerns of earthquake victims, New Balokot City Development project
Balakot residents raise multiple issues at public forum
Peshawar
January 29, 2021
MANSEHRA: The people of Balakot on Thursday raised at an open forum the various issues faced by them since long as the provincial and federal governments had failed to have them resolved.
The forum was arranged in Balakot, the town, which was completely destroyed in a devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005.
They decried the delay in the development of Rs13 billion new Balakot City Housing Project, appointment of teachers and other staff at the Girls Degree College, lack of potable water supply and other issues at the forum.
“The government has acquired our agriculture land for the 880 megawatt Suki Kinari Hydropower Project in the Kaghan Valley but the company executing this mega energy project has not honoured its agreement with locals,” Mian Ashraf, a local leader of Jamaat-i-Islami, said.