Pakistan to Get Funds for educational facilities from Kuwait

ISLAMABAD: Kuwait Fund (KF) management announces to provide Rs.806.4 million for the educational facilities including Rawalakot Chotta Gala university campus, girls and boys colleges in earthquake affected areas of AJK.

This decision was taken in a long meeting between Kuwait Fund Management and ERRA’s high level delegation at Kuwait City. The delegation was headed by Maj. Gen Muhammad Azeem Asif, Deputy Chairman ERRA. Deputy Chairman ERRA highlighted the ongoing projects funded by Kuwait Fund and stated that out of 31 projects so far 23 have been accomplished while remaining eight projects will be reconstructed soon. He further explained that KF has agreed to give Rs.4.962 billion for the 31 projects in AJ&K.

During the meeting KF funds management shown satisfaction for the pace of work and praised ERRA Management for cordial removal of hurdles including litigation by some land owners which caused a bit of delay to eight projects including world standard university Rawalakot Chotta Gala campus.

Sharing the details of the meeting Deputy Chairman explained that KF will give Rs.1.164 billion for the construction of Rawalakot University in Chotta Gala. He admitted that so for only 10 per cent construction work of the project has been accomplished. But he expressed high hopes as well that with new techniques and vision the projects will be completed soon.

Giving the details regarding KF projects, ERRA spokesperson Col. ® Atif Bashir said that government Girls Degree College Abbas Pura Rawalakot will be completed soon too and Rs.108.9 million will be spent for this purpose. He further explained that Government Girls Inter Colleges Ali Sojal Poonch Rawalakot’s 80 per cent work is completed and project will be accomplished soon with cost of Rs.64.6 million spent on it.

He also said that Government Boys Inter College Charala Bagh has been 74 per cent completed while rest work will be completed with Rs.73.5 million. He narrated that government Girls Inter College Khai Bagh has been near completion too. He told about Government boy’s degree college Ath Maqam (Muzaffarabad) as well which 96 per cent completed so far is.

He further explained that amount of Rs.143 million is being spent on projects that will be completed in couple of months. He told that Government Boys Inter College Taral Khal is about to be completed soon too and its cost is Rs.97.4 million. He also added that Tain village government Girls Inter College’s 45 per cent work has been accomplished irrespective of litigation which is creating hurdles for its completion. He showed high hopes to solve the matter as some concrete efforts are underway to resolve the issue.