PROVINCE REPORT
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah chaired the weekly review meeting on Monday, taking stock of development and administrative initiatives rolling out across the province.
Briefing the meeting, officials revealed that 69 beautification projects have been completed at the district level province-wide, even as day-to-day governance efforts continue alongside swift action on public complaints flagged on social media.
In a push for innovation, seven forward-thinking initiatives have been shortlisted from across the province, with all Deputy Commissioners now tasked with rolling them out in their respective districts. The line-up includes youth digital skills and e-commerce training, digitization of district record rooms for greater transparency, the “Umeed-e-Sehat” telemedicine programme, district-level digital marketplaces to boost e-commerce, mosque health desks, a community flagpole warning system, and measures to curb communicable diseases.
On the environmental front, several districts have kicked off rainwater harvesting projects. The meeting was further informed that since June 28, a total of 274 crackdown operations have been carried out against illegal tree felling, netting the seizure of 5,743 CFT of timber and 35,962 kilograms of firewood.
The Chief Secretary directed that a performance-based ranking of all Deputy Commissioners will be rolled out in August, with scores tied directly to how well districts deliver on assigned tasks.
On the infrastructure front in Peshawar, the meeting heard that work on the General Bus Stand has been completed, while construction on the Northern Section of the Ring Road is racing toward the finish line. The Kabotar Chowk underpass is also set to be completed in record time. Plans are also in motion to green up the areas around Peshawar’s underpasses with tree plantation and beautification drives.
The meeting was attended by senior officials from concerned departments along with Deputy Commissioners.
