{"id":102089,"date":"2025-04-30T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102089"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:40:20","slug":"wb-approves-funds-for-kp-roads-tourism-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wb-approves-funds-for-kp-roads-tourism-projects.html","title":{"rendered":"WB approves USD 108 mn for KP roads, tourism projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The World Bank has approved USD 108 million in additional financing for two ongoing development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) \u2014 the Rural Accessibility Project and the Integrated Tourism Development Project \u2014 aimed at boosting infrastructure, service delivery, and economic resilience across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/peshawar-safe-city-project-launched.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peshawar Safe City Project launched, 5 more KP cities to follow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the total amount, USD 78 million will go to the KP Rural Accessibility Project (KPRAP) to help upgrade and rehabilitate critical rural roads. The improved infrastructure is expected to enhance access to health facilities, schools, and markets, while also promoting disaster resilience. Notably, the project includes initiatives to ensure safe and affordable school transport for girls. The World Bank estimates that around 1.76 million people will benefit from the expanded project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remaining USD 30 million has been allocated to the KP Integrated Tourism Development Project (KITE). This will support the completion of two road rehabilitation schemes that aim to improve connectivity to the province\u2019s tourist destinations. It will also fund technical assistance, destination management, digital integration, and heritage conservation efforts to boost responsible tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese projects are not only improving access to essential services but also fostering economic and climate resilience while creating job opportunities for local communities,\u201d said Najy Benhassine, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kps-roads-tourism-set-for-major-boost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KP\u2019s roads &amp; tourism set for major boost as CDWP clears projects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials noted that both projects are critical to KP\u2019s long-term development, especially for marginalized groups such as women and youth, as well as communities reliant on tourism and agriculture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The World Bank has approved USD 108 million in additional financing for two ongoing development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) \u2014 the Rural Accessibility Project and the Integrated Tourism Development Project \u2014 aimed at boosting infrastructure, service delivery, and economic resilience across the province. Read: Peshawar Safe City Project launched, 5 more KP cities to follow Of the total amount, USD 78 million will go to the KP Rural Accessibility Project (KPRAP) to help upgrade and rehabilitate critical rural roads. The improved infrastructure is expected to enhance access to health facilities, schools, and markets, while also promoting disaster resilience. Notably, the project includes initiatives to ensure safe and affordable school transport for girls. The World Bank estimates that around 1.76 million people will benefit from the expanded project. The remaining USD 30 million has been allocated to the KP Integrated Tourism Development Project (KITE). This will support the completion of two road rehabilitation schemes that aim to improve connectivity to the province\u2019s tourist destinations. It will also fund technical assistance, destination management, digital integration, and heritage conservation efforts to boost responsible tourism. \u201cThese projects are not only improving access to essential services but also fostering economic and climate resilience&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":100657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[61723,64283,47122,64287,2807,1375,64286,64242,64289,62186,62863,64282,64285,60120,1700,64288,64284,4438],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-climate-resilience","9":"tag-disaster-preparedness","10":"tag-infrastructure-development","11":"tag-integrated-tourism-development-project","12":"tag-job-creation","13":"tag-khyber-pakhtunkhwa","14":"tag-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-economy","15":"tag-pakistan-development-projects","16":"tag-pakistan-news-2","17":"tag-public-sector-development","18":"tag-road-rehabilitation","19":"tag-rural-accessibility-project","20":"tag-rural-roads","21":"tag-sustainable-development","22":"tag-tourism-in-pakistan","23":"tag-tourism-sector-growth","24":"tag-womens-empowerment","25":"tag-world-bank","26":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WB approves funds for KP roads, tourism projects - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These projects are not only improving access to essential services but also fostering economic and climate resilience while creating...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wb-approves-funds-for-kp-roads-tourism-projects.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WB approves funds for KP roads, tourism projects - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These projects are not only improving access to essential services but also fostering economic and climate resilience while creating...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wb-approves-funds-for-kp-roads-tourism-projects.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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