MULTAN: Gishkori Nashaib, a village on left bank of the river Indus in district Layyah, will be turned into a model village by the Punjab government with Rs160m to be spent on its development schemes.

This was stated by Layyah Deputy Commissioner Azfar Zia while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the model village. He said that under the Chief Minister District Development Programme, multiple schemes of roads, electricity, community hospital and other facilities would be launched in the village.

“Gishkori Nashaib, which is encircled by a river offshore, named Khaddi, would also get a bridge as the district management has forwarded a special request to the Punjab Planning and Development Department for it.”

Mr Zia said thousands of people travelled over one hundred kilometre daily to reach the other side of the river, which cost them money.

“Around Rs160m have been pledged for the uplift of this village to be named as model town and more than 10,000 poor people of the village would get health and clean potable water facility at their doorstep,” the DC added.

An inaugural ceremony was held at the outhouse of local politician Shahid Khan Gishkori where district management officers Kamran Javed, Ishfaq Sial and others briefed the DC on proposed and ongoing schemes.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2021