Peshawar:
In view of the growing environmental fragility, unregulated construction and the critical need for a climate development responded and culturally appropriate in the mountainous regions of the province, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Prime Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, has directed a working group to arise with the guidelines with the guidelines that adequately regulate the issues related to construction in the mountain areas of the province of the province of the province of the province.
The Secretariat of the Principal Minister has issued a formal letter to the additional main secretary, planning and development to constitute and lead a working group that has membership of the administrative secretaries in question, the heads of the embedded entities and the experts of the field.
The letter suggests studying and recommending the adaptation and institutionalization of the ‘mountain architecture guidelines’: a research work written by a Dr. Zahra Hussain for its implementation in KP.
The letter emphasizes that the pioneer work mentioned above presents a contextually contextually based architectural approach and culturally sensitive adapted to the Pakistan mountain regions, developed through a broad community participation, academic research and technical validation.
He adds that guidelines offer practical strategies on sustainable constructed form, passive solar design, preservation of the cultural landscape, use of materials, visitors management and integration with local economies and ecosystems; And it is considered a master guide frame to harmonize environmental administration, tourist infrastructure and vernacular wisdom.
The letter also suggests that the deliberate working group on how the proposed principles of the aforementioned research work could be personalized, adapted, institutionalized and legally adopted for the mountainous districts of KP in accordance with provincial laws, planning frameworks and operational realities.
As per the term of reference outlined in the letter, The Working Group Shall Review and Customize The Mountain Architecture Guidelines in Accordance with the climatic, cultural, and architectural realities of the province, formulates legal and regulatory integration Regulations, Identify and Institutional Mechanisms for Approval, Monitoring and Enforcement This Authorities, recommends Phased Rollout Strategies, and Develop to Liaison with National and International Development Partners for technical and financial support.
The working group has been ordered to present its comprehensive recommendations and the proposed implementation plan within sixty days of the principal minister.
On Friday, the main minister, as an important initiative aimed at promoting mountain agriculture in the province, had decided to formulate a dedicated policy for mountain agriculture.
The Secretariat of the Principal Minister has formally sent an official letter, together with a conceptual document, to the Department of Agriculture to the end of the draft of the ‘Mountain Agriculture Policy KP’ proposal based on the conceptual document, and submit the same to the competent forum for approval within 45 days.
