Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar met Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan

Dated : 18 June 2020

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar met Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan here in Islamabad on Thursday. The meeting discussed the progress on mega development projects in the province and especially speedy completion of development projects in the merged districts. Federal Minister Asad Umar emphasized on the feasibility study of Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) to be expedited. He said this long awaited project is very important for the agriculture of the province, so in the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic, self-sufficiency in food and food security is also the top priority of the federal government; therefore, it is time to implement this project at the earliest.

Federal Minister Asad Omar further said that the present government wants to expedite the development projects of the merged districts of KP. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has allocated sufficient funds in the PSDP 2020-21 for the development of the merged districts so that the youth of this area could play their role effectively in the development of the country.