LAHORE - In a whirlwind of activities, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Sunday visited Sakhi Sarwar (DG Khan) where he had meetings with assembly members, PTI office-bearers, workers, notables and other delegations.
The Chief Minister also announced a number of development projects in the area and witnessed the signing of an MoU for construction of 13 small dams to be constructed over hill torrents in Koh-e-Suleman area of DG Khan district.
Notable of the area apprised him about the problems, needs of Sakhi Sarwar and its surroundings and gave their suggestions. The Chief Minister listened to their suggestions and issued instructions to the concerned authorities for their immediate redressal.
Usman Buzdar addressed the dignitaries and notables in Balochi and Saraiki language and announced a special development package for Sakhi Sarwar. He said that the problems of the people of Sakhi Sarwar will be solved and their needs will be fulfilled.
Usman Buzdar said that the development package was being devised according to the needs of every district of Punjab.
He announced the funds of Rs 125 crore for preparing the feasibility report of constructing small and intermediate dams on 13 Dara. Under a phase wise programme four intermediate dams will be constructed in Koh-e-Suleman and construction work on the first dam will be started in June.
He further stated that Sakhi Sarwar Hospital was being upgraded at a cost of Rs 11 crore 70 lakh. All emergency services will be provided in the emergency ward. Recruitment in Border Military Police and Baloch Levies has been approved. New police stations will be set up in the area besides providing new vehicles to the police.
He also announced to give relaxation as per rules for the youth of backward and tribe area for the recruitment in Punjab Police. He also announced relaxation in educational qualifications for the recruitment of teachers of border areas in local schools. Usman Buzdar said that Rs1 billion would be spent on the completion of Cadet College Fort Monroe. He announced plans to turn Fort Monroe into a tourist resort and said that instructions had been issued to Tourism Development Corporation Punjab in this regard.
He also announced the construction, expansion and renovation of Darbar Sakhi Sarwar. Pannahgah and almonry at Darbar Sakhi Sarwar has been formally inaugurated. He said that all tribal areas connected with Ronghan to Sakhi Sarwar Road would be provided electricity.
Power projects in the areas of Sakhi Sarwar, Ronghan, Barthi and Koh-e-Suleman will be completed at a cost of Rs. 17 crore 70 lakh. The tribal areas will be connected to the border areas of Balochistan by roads. A road from Sakhi Sarwar, Ronghan, Barthi and Taman Qaisrani to Balochistan will soon be started.
He further disclosed that the government was in touch with the federation for the construction of a road from Beuwatay to Kharar Buzdar. He said that construction of road from Fort Munro to Kharar Buzdar will provide better transport facilitates to the people of the area. He said Rescue 1122 Center to be set up in Sakhi Sarwar at a cost of Rs 4 crore besides providing 4 ambulances to transport patients to hospitals in Koh-e-Suleman area.
Livestock mobile clinics and dispensaries will also be established for the remote areas of DG Khan. Usman Buzdar also announced to approve Rs 5.5 crore for the water supply scheme for Fort Monro and said that every citizen of DG Khan including Sakhi Sarwar will be provided free of cost treatment facility under Universal Health Care Programme. He said that PTI was the first government in
Punjab which did not believe in political victimization. The incumbent government is focusing on the real development of the province, he added.
Usman Buzdar asserted that he will not allow anyone to exploit the poor adding that he will solve peoples’ problems. Serving every citizen of Punjab is his mission, he said. He said that DG Khan and Koh-e-Suleman is his second home and he will continue to come here to meet people. The notables thanked the Chief Minister for constructing the Cadet College and hospital and said that Usman Buzdar announcing to provide electricity in Tamman Laghari has won our hearts. Zartaj Gul, Advisor Hanif Patafi, MPA Sardar Ahmad Ali Dareshek, Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab, Commissioner DG Khan, Deputy Commissioner and other officials were also present on the occasion.
MoU signed between NESPAK and Irrigation Dept for setting up small dams
An agreement has been signed between NESPAK and Irrigation Department for setting up small and intermediate dams in the Punjab. A special MoU signing ceremony was held in this regard in Sakhi Sarwar DG Khan.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar was the chief guest of the ceremony. Head of Water and Agriculture NESPAK Tajamal Shah and Project Director of Punjab Barrages Ijaz Kashif signed the MoU.
Under this agreement feasibility study will be conducted for the construction of intermediate and small dams on 13 hill torrents. State-of-the-art drone survey techniques will be used in this regard. Construction of these dams will enhance the capacity to store maximum water after Mangla and Tarbela.
Usman Buzdar, while addressing the function, said that the pilot project for the construction of the first dam will be started in June of this year.
The construction of small and intermediate dams will irrigate more than 200,000 acres of land. Water of 13 Dara of DG Khan and Rajanpur will be stored besides minimizing the flood risks and losses.
Initially, reservoirs will be set up at Hathimore, Jalebimore, Khar Monro and Thalang. Modern design will automatically reduce slit in water reservoirs. Federal State Minister Zartaj Gul, Provincial Minister for Irrigation Sardar Mohsin Khan Leghari, Health Advisor Hanif Patafi, Chairman Punjab Land Record Authority Sardar Ahmad Ali Dareshk, Former District Nazim Sardar Abdul Qadir Khan Khosa and senior officials were also present on the occasion.