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Two member committee formed to electrify Chitral

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Two member committee formed to electrify Chitral

Chitral – The Prime Minister has formed a two member committee comprising of MNA Chitral Shahzada Iftikharuddin and Advisor to PM Amir Muqam to look into the requirements of electrification of unelectrified villages of Chitral. The committee has been formed to look into electrification of at least 100 vilages after the GoLen Gol hydel project is commissioned due in 2018. The MNA  confirmed this news and said a letter to this effect has been sent to the chief secretary KP. He further said PM was taking keen interest in development of Chitral and presently 38 billion ruppees worth projects are ongoing in Chitral which is the highest allocation to any district in KP he said. — BH Azad, 30 Nov 2016.