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Lowari Tunnel to be opened for the passengers
By Zahiruddin
CHITRAL: The first phase of digging the tunnel of Lowari
rail tunnel project will be completed in the first week of December
this year and will be opened for the public in the forthcoming
winter after the closure of Lowari Pass for the season as a result
of heavy snowfall. Talking to the local newsmen on the occasion of
Eid Milan party here on Monday, district nazim Chitral Maghfirat
Shah said that the completion of the first phase of the project
will be an historical day in the history of Chitral which will be
celebrated as ‘thanks giving’ day. He said that the day will be
declared a public holiday in the district and programmes will be
arranged in Drosh, Chitral city and Booni. He said that
preparations have been started by the district government to
celebrate the day in befitting manner. He said that the second
phase of the project will commence soon but as a dire need of the
local people, the tunnel will be used to transport the passengers
on either side. He said that the in the previous years, Chitralis
used to travel through the Kunar province of Afghanistan and
Mohmand Agency in the winter season due to the closure of Lowari
Pass but it will not possible due to the volatile situation both in
Afghanistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan. He said that the
National Highway Authority (NHA) high-ups have agreed to facilitate
the passengers through the under construction tunnel after the
completion of its first phase. He said that the NHA buses will make
shuttle service inside the tunnel to transpose the passengers on
either side. The frequency of the trip may be only two daily to
avoid any disturbance to the ongoing work on the second phase. He
said that the residents of Chitral were quite worried about the
winter season this year due to the tense situation in Mohmand and
Bajaur agencies and the Kunar province of Afghanistan.
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Meeting held in connection with Polio Day
By Zahiruddin
CHITRAL: In a meeting held here on Tuesday with Chitral DCO
Mutasim Billah Shah in the chair, steps were recommended to make
the polio drop campaign a success during which 75682 children will
be covered for administration of polio drops. The health department
officials told the meeting that 231 mobile teams have been
constituted to cover the whole district while transit centers will
be established at the city airport and two border areas Ashrait and
Shandur. The campaign will commence from October 13 and continue
for three days, the meeting was told. The DCO emphasized on the
need reaching maximum number of people to make them realize the
importance of the national immunization days to ensure their active
participation. He assured his all out support from the district
government to make the campaign a success.
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