QUETTA: The acting Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, has urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to fulfil the promises he made two years ago to the people of Awaran when the district was hit by an earthquake.

Speaking at a function on the second anniversary of the earthquake on Thursday, he said several high officials and leaders had visited Awaran two years ago and vowed to start development projects in the district, but nothing had happened on the ground.

He requested the prime minister to honour his promise about setting up a 15MW solar park and linking the quake-stricken district with other areas of the province through a road network.

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Mr Bizenjo said the earthquake had destroyed several roads and irrigation and water supply system in the district. Only a few of 200 damaged school buildings had been rehabilitated while the rest were still awaiting repair, he added.

Only 40 per cent of the houses destroyed had been reconstructed so far, he said.

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Mr Bizenjo urged the federal government to start work on the solar park project without delay and accelerate rehabilitation of schools, hospitals and housing projects.

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2015

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