Rs. 7.254 billion allocated for electricity installations' rehabilitation, reconstruction and village electrification.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Government have prioritized uplift of electricity infrastructure in the Merged Districts of Former FATA and has allocated record Rs. 7.254 billion for electricity installations' Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, New Grids Stations and Village Electrification.

This was revealed during a meeting on matters relating to electricity in the merged district of former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) under the Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Power, Mr. Omar Ayub Khan. Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, Federal Minister for Religious affairs was also present during meeting. The meeting was attended by Parliamentarians from these Districts, Officials from Tribal Areas Electric Supply Company, Peshawar Electric Supply Company, PEPCO and Power Division.

During the meeting it was apprised that work has already been started on construction of new feeders in various parts of these Districts and contractors have been mobilized. Work on New Grid Station and laying of new transmission lines has also been started and a total of Rs. 3.937 billion has been earmarked for the activity. It was told that out of Rs. 2 billion earmarked for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of electricity installation Rs. 1.4 billion are already released for work. Similarly out of Rs 1.278 billion ADP, Rs. 816 million has been released. A total of 440 villages of merged Districts will be electrified with the allocation.

A total of 94 Feeders in the Merged Districts are either to be bifurcated, reconstructed or newly constructed under the allocated fund. These includes 11 feeders in North Waziristan, 10 in Bajour, 14 in Mohmand, 14 in Khyber, 11 in Orakzai, 15 in Kurram and 8 in South Waziristan District.

Federal Minister for Power informed the meeting that Power Division has developed Project Management...