Chief Minister visits projects in North Dera Bugti, warns of action over poor work

DERA BUGTI: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti reviewed various ongoing development projects in North Dera Bugti. He directed the officials concerned to speed up work on the projects, ensure quality and complete them within the set time. The Deputy Commissioner Dera Bugti and other district officers gave the Chief Minister a detailed briefing on the ongoing development projects in the area and the basic facilities being provided to the public.

Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Balochistan Imran Zarkoon accompanied the Chief Minister. Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan inaugurated a completed development project named after him. The Chief Minister offered a prayer at a local school after the inauguration of an education block named after the Chief Secretary.

School for orphans and sports ground

The Chief Minister also visited the building of a school, the first of its kind, being constructed to provide orphans and needy children with quality education in line with modern needs. Under the project, hundreds of deserving children from various districts of Balochistan will be able to receive quality education. Mir Sarfraz Bugti said education was the foundation of the progress of society and the bright future of the younger generation. He said the Balochistan government was taking practical steps to give children from deserving and deprived sections of society the chance of quality education.

The Chief Minister also visited the sports ground. He said providing young people with sports grounds, a healthy environment and opportunities for positive activities was among the government’s top priorities. He said the sports ground in North Dera Bugti would give young people in the area better sports facilities. Inter-district competitions would also give them a chance to show their talent.

He said the provincial government was using all its available resources to provide better, quality facilities to the public in the health sector. He said providing basic facilities in remote areas was an important part of the government’s priorities.

Poor work not acceptable in any case

Mir Sarfraz Bugti made it clear that poor work in development projects would not be acceptable in any case. He said the government had taken effective action against poor construction work. He said strict action would be taken in future against those who compromised on quality.

He said the present government had started and completed record development projects across Balochistan. He said their main aim was to provide the public with basic facilities at their doorstep, end backwardness and take the fruits of development to every area. He said the government’s mission was to extend development to every tehsil and union council instead of confining it to big cities, so that no area of Balochistan was left deprived of progress.

The Chief Minister said fair distribution of development resources and funds, and taking them to the doorstep of the people, were among the important reasons for creating new districts and divisions. He said record development work had been done under the present government in the history of Balochistan. He said this journey of public welfare would continue at full speed in future.

He said thousands of young people in Balochistan had been given jobs in various government departments in a short time. He said the government was also taking further steps to give young people better opportunities in education, skills, employment and sports. The Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to speed up work on all development projects, monitor their quality continuously and not tolerate any unnecessary delay in completing projects of public interest.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan