Bus Rapid Transit Peshawar To Be Ready By End Of March: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan Tuesday said that Bus Rapid Transit Peshawar (BRT) project would be ready by the end of March.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Dec, 2018 ) :Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan Tuesday said that Bus Rapid Transit Peshawar (BRT) project would be ready by the end of March.

"All the concerned including government functionaries, contractors and companies are bound to meet the deadline." he added.

He was talking to a delegation of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industries led by Faiz Muhammad at CM Secretariat here.

He said that Swat Motorway would also be completed as per the stipulated time limit under any circumstances.

Provincial Minister for Information, Shaukat Yousafzai, Special Assistant to CM Abudul Karim, administrative secretaries and others relevant officers also attended the meeting.

Speaking on the occasion, CM dispelled the impression created by certain quarters doubting timely completion of both mega projects and assured that compromise would not be made on timely completion of BRT and Swat Expressway.

CM said that both the projects were of supreme importance that would change landscape of the province by integrating the whole region and opening KP for promoting of tourism industry, agriculture productivity, improving infrastructure development for Reshakai Economic zone and opening new vistas of trade and commercial activities in the province.

Highlighting government's policy for industrialization, Mahmood Khan assured provision of one window operation for investment and industrialization.

He said that investors would be offered unmatched incentives and a business friendly environment.

Recognizing role of business community, he said that government considers them the backbone of provincial economy.

"Security related issues have considerably resolved and we have yet to go from an appropriate environment towards an ideal environment by combined contribution of government, business community and people", he said adding our efforts would yield multidimensional benefits in terms of industrialization, agricultural productivity engaging maximum investors for raising exports, job creation, and engaging youth for increasing productivity.

Assuring the timely completion of Swat Expressway, Mahmood Khan told that government was set to extend Swat Motorway from Chakdara to Swat. He assured to visit Peshawar Dry port and resolve problems of business community.

He assured utilization of already allocative 100 mmcf gas for rapid industrialization in Reshakai, Hattar and other parts of the province.

He said that effective mechanism would be made for preserving culture heritage of Masjid Mohabat Khan and its surroundings.

He also assured a reasonable attraction to investors affected by Bus Rapid Transit Peshawar and other projects.