Rs110 million released for power house expansion

Chitral Update Report
DIZG (Yarkhun valley): A sum of Rs110 million have been released for the expansion of a power house at Grover village in the Yarkhun valley which provides electricity to Istach, Dizg, Khruzg and Mahting villages.
The funds have been allocated for the project under the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) through the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme.
The community members said they were holding meetings and would soon start work on the project. They said the funds had been transferred to the local people which had earlier constructed the 15 KV power house on the Grover Gol about ten years ago. The power house has become insufficient to meet the demand of the residents and a request had been made to the authorities concerned for expansion of the facility.
Recently a 50 KW power station has also been completed on the river for the Brep village but due to a dispute between the locals and AKRSP, and collapse of the water tank it has not yet been inaugurated. The water tank is being reconstructed by the residents.
After expansion of the small power house, the frequent breakdowns in the power supply to the villages will be resolved on a permanent basis. The local people thanked the MNA for allocation of funds for the project.