MUZAFFARGARH: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday, reiterating creation of a new province for the people of Southern Punjab, said it would end their sense of deprivation.
Addressing a public gathering here after performing the ground-breaking ceremony of the multi-million housing project for flood-affected people, Gilani said people would reject those who were against the creation of a new province.
Gilani assured the large gathering of "a new province" that the new province would be a guarantee to their rights.
The prime minister delivered his address in Seraiki language and said it was due to demand of the native people who were desirous of getting a separate province.
During the ceremony, Gilani was informed that the New Muzaffargarh City project would comprise 1274 new homes to be built with the donations collected by the people of Turkey to help their flood-hit brethren in Pakistan.
A 432-kanal piece of land has been allocated for the purpose in the city's suburbs.
The prime minister was informed that 500 houses would be built in Fazalpur and another 346 in Jampur tehsil of Rajanpur district.
Another 2000 homes would be built in Shikarpur (Sindh) and 500 in Dera Allah Yar (Balochistan).
The overall cost of the houses being built for flood-hit people of aforesaid areas was estimated at US$ 138 million. The work on the initiative began in March 2011 and it would be completed in 700 days by Feb 2013, officials said.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011
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