Balim village to have 80 KV powerhouse

CHITRAL, Sept 8:  The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) is launching work on a 80 KV micro hydropower house at Rejun village of Balim in the Lapur valley. The project is financially supported by Programme for Economics Advancement and Community Empowerment (PEACE) of the European Union. Chief executive officer SRSP Shahzada Masoodul Mulk was the chief guest at the launching ceremony of the project. Addressing on the occasion, district programme manager SRSP Tariq Ahmad said that some 14 million funds had been allocated for the project which will provide electricity to 180 beneficiaries. A public meeting was also held in this connection at Baleem High School under the chair of Ghulam Hussain. Speaking on the occasion, the local elites said that their area was still deprived of roads, telephone, health facilities and education as well as electricity. They thanked SRSP for its dialogue with local community for the establishment of the 80 KV hydro powerhouse. The SRSP chief executive officer asked the local community to strengthen their unity and mutual harmony for getting more benefits. “You will never be deprived of your basic rights if you promote unity irrespectively of your caste and political affiliations. Some local women on the occasion demanded the establishment of a hospital in the area saying women had to be carried to over eight kilometers on foot to reach a healthcare centre and sometimes they expired before reaching any hospital.—GH Fraooqui]]>