DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Southern Area Development Project (SADP) has launched Rs.206 million uplift schemes in three least developed districts of Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat of the province which will be completed up to December 31, 2016.
The Project Director KP-SADP Ghulam Habib while visiting different schemes stressed upon the field staff to ensure timely completion of all developmental schemes, says a press release here Wednesday.
The project has initiated 78 development schemes in three districts (Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat) of KP with the estimated cost of Rs.206 million. The field staff briefed the project director that construction work on 78 community development schemes is in full swing which will be completed in the time line period.
The SADP is one initiative of the Planning and Development Department of KPK government, provisioning peace, justice and socio-economic development through good governance, for three least developed districts of D I Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat.
As per the details, construction work is in progress on 27 developmental schemes in DIKhan district with the estimated cost of around Rs.74.5 million on streets pavement, village access roads and construction of irrigation channels.
Similarly, in Tank district work on 25 schemes is underway with the estimated cost of Rs.70.3 million on streets pavement, village access roads, drinking water supply schemes, underground water storage tank and livestock pools.
Likewise, in district Lakki Marwat, the construction work is in full swing on 26 schemes with the estimated cost of Rs.81.1 million on street pavements, village access roads, drinking water tube-wells and pipeline.
The SADP has already completed 227 developmental schemes during last fiscal year which brought a visible change in the lifestyle of the rural community in three target districts.
Besides infrastructure schemes the project trained 115 rural youth in different trade including motor-bike repair, UPS repair and installation, mobile repair, air-conditioning & refrigeration mechanic and tailoring.
Similarly, 170 rural women were trained in 17 vocational training centers established by the SADP.
Majority of these womenfolk have now started their own centers and started generating their own income.
Source: APP
