PESHAWAR: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has taken yet another initiative to promote education, particularly girls’ education, in the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project area.
An official communique said the Wapda approved Rs 94.23 million funding for 75 schools in Diamer district in Gilgit-Baltistan under the Community Based Accelerated Learning Schools (CBALS) programme.
The initiative will provide primary education to 2,250 out-of-school girls in Chilas, Tangir, and Darel. These schools, operated in collaboration with the READ Foundation, were on the brink of closure due to a paucity of funds. Wapda has allocated funds from its contingency budget to ensure their continued operation.
Under the agreed arrangement, these schools will now be run for the next three years through a structured collaboration with joint oversight by Wapda, the Education Department Gilgit-Baltistan, and the READ Foundation.
In addition, Wapda has also approved the rehabilitation of five selected government schools in Tangir and Darel, along with the provision of essential educational facilities and two coasters for commuting the students to the schools. A sum ofRs29.5 million has been allocated for the purpose. This initiative was taken on the proposal of Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts and would be implemented under the joint supervision of Wapda and the Education Department.
