Daily Times

Chairman National Highway Authority Arshad Majeed Mohmand has said that the Authority is trying its level best to complete countrywide ongoing motorways and national highways building schemes as per scheduled time frame with quality construction.

He was responding to the questions raised by people across the country in e-Katcheri held at National Highway Authority Headquarters here today. On Facebook, people from various parts of the country expressed interest through their questions, opinions and complaints to further improve the performance of NHA.

Most of the participants commended this step of public access to NHA authorities through social media. NHA Members concerned were also present on this occasion, while Member PPP Naveed Iqbal wahla and Member EC Naseem Khattak assisted Chairman NHA in answering the questions. During e-Katcheri, Chairman NHA also issued on spot orders on public complaints for immediate maintenance of certain roads.

Arshad Majeed Mohmand also threw light on reasons which led to delay in timely completion of some projects. Chairman NHA reiterated that NHA attaches top priority to keep its roads network open to traffic all the time, as motorways and national highways are only source of public movement, trade activity, transportation of agricultural produces and economic stability.

Arshad Majeed Mohmand assured the complainants that NHA officers will contact them on their given numbers and will inform about the actual situation of the projects for satisfaction of the complainants.