Usta Muhammad: DC reviews layout for girls’ college BS complex after eight-year delay

Usta Muhammad: An important step has been taken towards the construction of the BS complex at Government Girls Degree College, Usta Muhammad. The layout for the new building, which will cost Rs50 million (Rs5 crore) under the Balochistan Special Development Initiative (BSDI) programme, has been formally issued, paving the way for construction to begin.

Deputy Commissioner Usta Muhammad Ramzan Bilal, Assistant Commissioner Maria Shamoon, Principal of Government Girls Degree College Nighat Jan and SDO Buildings Ashiq Ali Bohar visited the proposed site. During the visit, officials reviewed the layout issued for construction work and discussed various aspects of the project.

The project stalled for eight years

The important educational project at Government Girls Degree College, Usta Muhammad, had been delayed for the past eight years due to various administrative hurdles. Construction could not begin because the auction of a food warehouse on the proposed site and the handover of the land had not been resolved, causing continued delays to the BS complex.

However, the district administration of Usta Muhammad took practical steps to remove these administrative obstacles, clear the site and advance the project, through continuous liaison and effective coordination with the relevant departments. As a result, the project, which had been stalled for eight years, is now entering the construction phase.

An important step for women’s higher education

The project is of exceptional importance for the promotion of higher education for women in Usta Muhammad. Due to the lack of a suitable and separate building, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) had not approved the affiliation of the college’s BS programme, leaving female students in the area facing difficulties in pursuing higher education.

At present, teaching activities at Government Girls Degree College are being conducted in the old building of the former sessions court. Limited space and a lack of required educational facilities and infrastructure are causing various problems for students and teaching staff.

Completion of the new BS complex will provide students with a separate, suitable and better learning environment, and will also make it possible to provide basic facilities in line with modern educational requirements.

In addition, providing the infrastructure required for approval of the BS programme’s affiliation will improve prospects for local female students to continue higher education in their own city. Restoring this project, which had been stalled for eight years, is an important development in the education sector of Usta Muhammad. It will not only help resolve long-standing problems faced by female students, but also serve as an important step towards promoting women’s education, expanding higher education opportunities and securing a brighter future for the coming generations of the area.

Usta Muhammad: Deputy Commissioner Usta Muhammad Ramzan Bilal, along with the Assistant Commissioner and the Principal of the Girls Degree College, inspects the land allotted for the BS complex (Photo: DGPR). Officials, including the deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner and girls degree college principal, inspect land allotted for a BS complex on a dusty site in Usta Muhammad.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan