Peshawar—Chitrali Children staged a protest demonstration against the federal government for insufficient fund allocation for Lawari Tunnel and demanded for Rs 4 billion for such a mega project.
Chairman of Tanzeem-e-Tahafuz-e-Haquq-Chitral (TTHC) and elders were leading the protesting children here outside cantonment Railway Station on Wednesday. Holding placards inscribed with slogans in favour of construction of the project, the kids also chanted their slogans against the government in this regard. Talking to media persons, the chairman of TTHC said that the federal government had allocated only Rs 1 billion for such a mega project while construction company Sambo would have to pay Rs 70 million to different departments including Pakistan state Oil, construction machineries and other related instruments and the rest amount of Rs 30 million out of Rs 1 billion is nothing for the project.
The Sambo company, he said had stopped work on the project for one year and the said allocated amount would not make it able to restart the work and expedite construction work for the completion of tunnel within the fixed time till 2013.
The TTHC chairman said that a conspiracy against Sambo Company was being hatched aimed at compelling it to leave and wind up the project and he warned that the Chitralis would not accept such kind delaying tactics regarding the tunnel.
He added that 45 percent work on the project had been completed while the remaining 55 percent could be completed early if the government provided the requirement funds as per demand of sambo.
The chitralis, he said were peaceful people and the lawari tunnel was gift for them by a dictator Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf but he regretted the democratic setup was trying to deprive chitralis of their rights.
The children, therefore, demanded of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to announce the required more fund for the project so that work on it could be resumed.
Chairman of Tanzeem-e-Tahafuz-e-Haquq-Chitral (TTHC) and elders were leading the protesting children here outside cantonment Railway Station on Wednesday. Holding placards inscribed with slogans in favour of construction of the project, the kids also chanted their slogans against the government in this regard. Talking to media persons, the chairman of TTHC said that the federal government had allocated only Rs 1 billion for such a mega project while construction company Sambo would have to pay Rs 70 million to different departments including Pakistan state Oil, construction machineries and other related instruments and the rest amount of Rs 30 million out of Rs 1 billion is nothing for the project.
The Sambo company, he said had stopped work on the project for one year and the said allocated amount would not make it able to restart the work and expedite construction work for the completion of tunnel within the fixed time till 2013.
The TTHC chairman said that a conspiracy against Sambo Company was being hatched aimed at compelling it to leave and wind up the project and he warned that the Chitralis would not accept such kind delaying tactics regarding the tunnel.
He added that 45 percent work on the project had been completed while the remaining 55 percent could be completed early if the government provided the requirement funds as per demand of sambo.
The chitralis, he said were peaceful people and the lawari tunnel was gift for them by a dictator Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf but he regretted the democratic setup was trying to deprive chitralis of their rights.
The children, therefore, demanded of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to announce the required more fund for the project so that work on it could be resumed.
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