Committee reviews N-25 dualisation project under Communications Secretary Babar Khan

QUETTA: An important meeting of the project facilitation committee on the N-25 dualisation mega project was held under the chairmanship of Secretary Communications and Works Babar Khan. It reviewed in detail the progress on the project, the problems it faces and ways to resolve them.

National Highway Authority Member Balochistan Bisharat Hussain, Frontier Works Organisation Colonel Shahid Abbasi, General Manager Karachi-Khuzdar Section Kashif Sheikh, N-25 Kuchlak to Chaman Project Director Riaz Ahmed and NHA Director Legal Abdul Mannan attended the meeting. Chief Engineer Federal Projects Dr Sajjad Baloch joined via Zoom. Other senior officials of the departments concerned also attended.

Bypasses, crush plants and tree plantation

The meeting was given a detailed briefing on the overall progress of the project. The briefing covered the construction of bypasses in cities and towns along the N-25, various institutional and security-related matters concerning the project, the relocation of crush plants and the Tree Plantation campaign along the highway, among other key points. Officials concerned also informed the meeting about progress on various matters, the obstacles faced and possible solutions.

Addressing the meeting, Secretary Communications and Works Babar Khan said the N-25 dualisation was a mega project of great importance for the province. He said its completion would prove a milestone in the economic and social development of Balochistan. He said the project would not only improve travel facilities but also help increase trade activity, reduce travel time and ensure safe and effective traffic management on the highway.

He said timely and quality completion of the project was among the government’s top priorities. He therefore asked all the institutions concerned to resolve the problems at the earliest through mutual cooperation and effective coordination so that the project could be completed within the stipulated period.

At the end of the meeting, the institutions concerned were given necessary directions on various matters. It was resolved that the N-25 dualisation project would be completed at speed to provide the public with modern, safe and quality travel facilities.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan