River Diversion and protection of Booni Mastum road plan inaugurated.
By Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: To protect Booni Mastuj road as well as Danin lasht and cultivable land near District Jail Chitral plan of protection bund and spur was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Chitral Muhammad Shuaib Khan Jadoon. Chitral Integrated Area Development Program (CIADP) allocated/released some 7.1 million rupees for this purpose which is executing by Creative Approach for Development (CAD) with its technical support. In this connection a function was also held on river belt near the bank of Chitral river where DC Chitral operated bulldozer to remove sand and debris for excavation of the land for foundation of protection bund and inaugurated the work. Program coordinator of CIADP Asfandiyar Khan said that district government of Chitral recommended this plan for protection of Booni Mastuj road as well as to save district jail, houses and number of government and private schools and colleges situated on the bank of Chitral river which are directly hit by river if a protection wall was not constructed timely. Dc Chitral while inaugurating this plan stressed upon the local people to point out such public interest matter and to play your role in its succession. He said that this is a mercy of Norwegian government who have kicked developmental and rehabilitation as well as protection plans worth billion of rupees.
Some local people said that their cultivable land and standing crops were damaged by flood in 2010 including Booni road and now their houses are also in sever thread if they were not protected by protection wall. A large number of elites of the area participated the opening ceremony of protection wall, spur at Danin who also thanked CAD and CIADP for providing fund for this project.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No (0092) 0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572, 03159698446, 03469002167
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