UPPER DIR: Two Micro Hydro Powerhouses (MHPs) with a capacity of 30-kilowatts each were inaugurated in Katan Bala and Jabbar, areas of the picturesque Usheri Dara in Upper Dir district here on Sunday. The Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) with the collaboration of non-governmental organisations, Creative Community Development Programme (CCDP) and Dir Area Development Organisation (DADO) installed the powerhouses. The Member National Assembly (MNA) and Jamaat-e-Islami’s parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, Sahibzada Tariqullah and the Provincial Minister for Local Government, Inayatullah Khan, inaugurated the powerhouses. The District Nazim of Upper Dir, Sahibzada Faseehullah, PEDO Director, Wajeed Nawaz, CCDP’s chief engineer, Muhammad Khaliq, DADO’s chief executive, Abid Khan, the district councillor from Jabbar UC, Biradar Khan and elders of the area were also present on the occasion. A short and simple ceremony was also organised on the occasion. Tariqullah said, while addressing on the occasion, that the area was a backward area and the people of the area had been facing difficulties due to long and massive load shedding.
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