Federal Minister for Communications, Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan has said that 27 percent progress has been achieved in construction of the Khushal Garh Bridge till now, which is over and above the scheduled progress and hoped that the project will be completed before its schedule.
Federal Minister said this at the ground breaking ceremony of the C&W rest house at Khushal Garh in district Kohat, says a press release issued here on Saturday. The C& W Rest house is being constructed in place of the old rest house, which was demolished because it fell in the alignment of the new the bridge by costing 4.6 million. The Minister was given a detailed briefing on the progress of the construction of the bridge by General Manager Fazal Nawab Khattak.
He said that work on the Rs 1.5 billion bridge is in full swing. Package 1 of the project consists of 2-lane Bridge and 349 meters road. Length of bridge is 373 metres. Completion time of the package is 24 months. Package 2 & 3 of the project comprise approach roads on both sides of the bridge. The packages are under process of approval.
Later while talking to the media Federal Minister said that he is taking personal interest in the project as it is of prime importance for the people of southern region of Khyber Pakhkunkhwa. He said, "We have achieved 27 percent progress in the first six months against the 7 percent scheduled progress, we are hopeful that it will be completed before time." The Minister said that package 2 & 3 are under process of land acquisition. NHA has released 1.1 million as land compensation on Kohat side, while land acquisition on Punjab side is underway.-PR
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