PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has planned Surizai Housing Scheme under Naya Pakistan Housing Programme on 8500 kanal land.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had also been signed between Pakistan Housing Authority and Provincial Housing Authority for the implementation of the project, said an official handout issued here on Friday.
The project would consist of around 16000 gray structure units which would be offered to government servants and other people.
This was told during a high level meeting regarding the housing scheme held here with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair.
Provincial Minister for Housing Dr. Amjid Ali, Special Assistant to CM Kamran Bangash, Chief Secretary Dr. Kazim Niaz, Inspector General of Police Muzzam Jah Ansari, Additional Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, Senior Member Board of Revenue Syed Zafar Ali Shah, Principal Secretary to CM Amjad Ali Khan, Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Mehsood and other relevant high ups attended the meeting.
The meeting discussed and reviewed various matters related to the project with special focus on resolving issues impeding physical progress on the project and important decisions were taken to this effect.
The chief minister urged authorities to take result-oriented steps to ensure smooth implementation of the project adding that this was a mega housing project under Naya Pakistan Housing Programme.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was working for the well-being of poor and vulnerable segments of the society.
He added that the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme was also a practical step towards accomplishment of the prime minister’s vision regarding welfare of the common man.
He said that for the first time in the history of Pakistan, the government had launched developmental and welfare projects to facilitate the poor segments of the society.
Mahmood Khan said that a number of housing schemes had already been launched in the province under Naya Pakistan Housing Program whereas work on other various projects including Surizai Housing Scheme was in progress.
“Provincial government was working under a well devised strategy to provide residential facilities and employment opportunities to people by boosting up the construction and housing sectors, ” Mahmood Khan concluded.