Maps signed for two major Townships for Paktia province

AVA- The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the first map for Paktia Industrial Park Township was signed between the Minister of Urband Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi and Minister of Commerce and Industries.
The Township will be built on 983 acres of land for 237 large factories as well as medium and small factories.
The second map was signed for Martyrs, Teachers, and Government Employees Township between the Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi and the head of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance.
The Township will be built on 1291 acres of land consisting 2411 flats and 27 blocks.
According to Presidential Palace, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani also handed over the documents of flats to some members of the families of the martyred individuals.
President Ghani had earlier inaugurated a transmission line and a substation during his visit to southeastern Paktia province.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said a 220kV power transmission line (Arghandi-Gardez) and a 220kV substation was inaugurated in Gardez city today.
A statement by ARG Palace said the capacity of the transmission line is 300 megawatts and will transmit 32 megawatts of electricity to Gardez substation for the time being.
The statement further added that 40 thousand families will also benefit from the electricity power in Paktia, Logar and Khost provinces once the project has been fully implemented.