QUETTA, Oct 06 (APP): Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki on Friday said that efforts were being made to provide basic facilities including communication, health, education and clean drinking water in all remote areas of Balochistan.
Addressing a public gathering, he said goverment’s effort is to take practical measures for the welfare of the people in the available time, the fruits of which will reach the people.
People, on this occasion, informed the caretaker chief minister about their problems and submitted applications.
On this occasion, Caretaker Provincial Ministers, Mir Danish Longo, Asifur Rehman Dummard, Secretary Communications and Construction Akbar Baloch, Commissioner Sibi Division Bashir Ahmed Bangulzai, and other officials were also present.
The CM said that he was well aware of the problems of the people and immediate solution to the long-pending problems was definitely difficult.
However, it is not impossible, if steps are taken sincerely to resolve people’s problems, he noted.
He said that the projects of provision of basic facilities in Tehsil Lehri which were approved under the Public Sector Development Program were stalled due to non-release of funds.
Work on them should be started without delay and the release of funds will be ensured by the provincial government, he said.
Domki said that the officers of the administrative departments should improve the services for the convenience of the people and ensure the attendance of the subordinate staff including the officials in the government offices.
He said that public service delivery institutions should ensure the performance of their duties actively, no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.
Earlier, Chief Minister Domki visited Government Boys High School and expressed outrage over the dilapidated condition of the school building and directed to complete the construction and renovation of educational institutions in the approved schemes under PSDP.
He said that the release of funds allocated under PSDP for the education sector would be ensured.
The CM directed that science and computer labs in Boys High School should be made functional by providing necessary equipment and ensuring the attendance of teachers and for the functioning of the education system.
He instructed that Deputy Commissioner Sibi should make surprise visits to educational institutions and check the attendance of teachers.
Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki also visited Lahri RHC and inaugurated a UNICEF-supported renovation project at the Rural Health Center.
On this occasion, Secretary Health Balochistan Asfandyar Kakar and Director General Health Noor Qazi briefed the
the chief minister about the health facilities available in Lehri and said that necessary medical machinery and medicines have been provided in RHC Lehri and added that quality health facilities should be ensured at the centre.
He said that providing basic facilities including health education and clean drinking water to the people was provincial government’s priority.
