PR No.46 Islamabad

Federal Minister Planning, Development and Reform Prof Ahsan Iqbal has emphasized the executing agencies to functionalise projects by removing impediments at the earliest, and underlined the need for resolving contentious issues for initiating new projects so that these could benefit people the soonest.

He was chairing a meeting here on Wednesday to review progress of the Gomal Zam Dam and Kurram Tangi projects, which was attended by senior officers of the federal and provincial governments, and Frontier Works Organisation.

Prof Ahsan Iqbal emphasised that there must be a clarity about the responsible for the completion and running of projects so that people could gain benefit from the initiatives immediately. “Any ungainly situation must be dealt with at the earliest, and the concerned should move forward to other projects to save public’s precious resources,” he added. For Gomal Zam Dam, he directed the concerned to revalidate the punch list, release of the partial payment and issue timeline.

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