Peshawar: As part of its strategy to develop Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), the provincial government on Sunday provided notification of a number of planned developmental projects — including watercourses geared to irrigate cultivable fields and the provision of power to the southern district’s industrial zones, a news source reported.
This was disclosed by KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan during a meeting with a delegation from DI Khan; led by Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Gandapur. The meeting was held at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar.
During the meeting a briefing was given on the planned upgradation of an agricultural institute into a university, the establishment of nurseries for fisheries, watercourses, the Chashma Right Bank Lift Canal (CRBC) project, maintenance of road infrastructure, drinking water problems, agricultural and drainage issues, health, education and other issues in the district.
Chief Minister Mahmood asked the DI Khan Deputy Commissioner and other local government officials to resolve the issues of drainage in the district on a priority basis.
