Noor Muhammad Domar inaugurates Rs14.46bn Khani Baba-Ziarat-Sanjawi road

ZIARAT/SANJAWI: Provincial Minister for Commodity Management Department and Chairman of the Balochistan Food Authority Haji Noor Muhammad Khan Domar formally inaugurated the Khani Baba-Ziarat-Sanjawi road. The construction of this important highway is expected to bring travel facilities, along with new trade, business and job opportunities, to the people of Ziarat, Sanjawi and adjoining areas.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Project Director Ismatullah Musakhel; Fazal Karim Mandokhel, owner of the contractor MPI Construction Company; focal persons Haji Baz Muhammad Domar and Muhammad Irfan Domar; the provincial minister’s PS Musa Kakar; District Chairman Sattar Kakar; District Vice Chairman Habibullah Panezai; tribal leaders Ghous Panezai, Haji Muhammad Azeem, Malik Ayaz Zakhel, Azizullah and Imran Panezai; Sardar Ajab Khan Taran and Haji Allah Noor; officials of the departments concerned; elders and notables of Ziarat and Sanjawi; and other local people.

On the occasion, Project Director Ismatullah Musakhel gave the provincial minister a detailed briefing on the various stages, construction work and progress of the project.

Rs14.46 billion project

Speaking at the inauguration, Haji Noor Muhammad Khan Domar said the Khani Baba-Ziarat-Sanjawi road is being built at a cost of Rs14.46 billion. He said it was an important step towards the development of the area and better travel facilities for the people. He directed all the institutions and officials concerned to perform their duties well so that the project is completed as soon as possible.

He said the completion of the highway would make travel considerably easier for the people of Ziarat, Sanjawi and surrounding areas. It would also shorten the distance and reduce the hardships for citizens travelling from one province to another. He said the highway would promote trade in the area and create new opportunities for import and export, business and jobs.

The provincial minister said roads were not merely a means of travel but played a basic role in promoting the economic development, trade, industry, Agriculture and employment of any area. He said the completion of the road would help connect the region better with other parts of the country and open new paths of progress for local people. He said the government was taking practical steps to provide basic facilities to the people and bring backward areas into the mainstream of development. He added that timely completion of development projects would give relief to the people and improve the overall economic and social situation of the area.

Residents express gratitude

The people, elders and notables of Ziarat and Sanjawi expressed happiness over the project and thanked the provincial minister. They described it as a project of historic and far-reaching importance for the area. They praised the provincial minister’s public service and continued efforts for the development of the area. They expressed hope that after the highway is completed, people would have safe and easy travel facilities, and that opportunities for Business, trade, tourism and jobs would also rise noticeably in Ziarat, Sanjawi and adjoining areas.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan