ISLAMABAD: Booni-Mastuj-Shandur Road (153 kilometers) project would be completed within two years which help attract tourists and create employment opportunities in the areas of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan after its completion.
An official of National Highways Authority (NHA) informed that the project would open ways to explore the picaresque sights of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan.
About 3, 400 vehicles would use this road daily after completion of the project, he said adding, it would also generate around 4, 292 direct/indirect employment opportunities for the local public.
He informed that the work on the first section of road (Package-1) was underway
while works on two road sections (Package-II) and (Package-III) had been approved by NHA Executive Board.
These sections were at the contract awarding stage whereas work on Package-IV was in procurement stage, he said. 932