Summary Every government had resources but no one bothered to work for the nation, PM reiterated.
KAHUTA (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said that people have never accepted court decisions as Nawaz Sharif became PM after getting their votes.
Addressing a rally in Kahuta after performing groundbreaking of dualization, rehabilitation and improvement of Rawalpindi-Kahuta road, the premier pledged to also launch a project of standard university in Kahuta within three months.
He said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) eradicated electricity and gas load shedding from the country and strengthened the economy.
Every government had resources but no one bothered to work for the nation, he reiterated.
Prime Minister was also briefed by the DG National Highway Authority about the scope of the 28 km road and informed that construction on the strategically important link would begin soon and complete by May 2019.
The project would benefit a population of over two million and cater to a traffic of 14,000 vehicles per day. The average cost benefit of the road has been estimated to be Rs 4.6 billion a year over the next 25 years.
The road expansion starting from Kaak pul on the Islamabad Expressway would include a 6 km long Bypass at Sihala and a 9 km Bypass at Kahuta, before linking with Azad Pattan road in Azad Jammu Kashmir.
The project would provide shortest route for traffic between Rawalakot, Kotli and twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, would cut down on transportation costs, reduce travel time, particularly for agricultural products and other perishable items.
The project for dualization, rehabilitation and improvement of the 28.4 kilometre-long section has been divided in two packages.
In the first package, a 16.5km section will be built from the Kaak pul Interchange to Trikiyan. In the second package, a 11.9 km stretch from Trikiyan to Kahuta will be built.
The project includes a four-lane fly-over at the Sihala railway crossing, Sihala and Kahuta bypass besides three bridges, one underpass and 50 box culverts.
Prime Minister was accompanied with Minister for Health Saira Afzal Tarrar , Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister for CADD Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry.
----With input from APP
