{"id":104892,"date":"2026-02-25T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104892"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:17:05","slug":"model-makeover-for-17-villages-in-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/model-makeover-for-17-villages-in-rawalpindi.html","title":{"rendered":"17 villages in Rawalpindi set for model makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rawalpindi: Authorities have approved a PKR 2.22 billion project to develop 17 villages in Rawalpindi Division as \u201cModel Villages\u201d under the Annual Development Programme (ADP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to improve basic infrastructure and municipal services in the selected villages, including drinking water supply schemes, sewerage systems, drainage networks, paved roads and streets, and installation of water filtration plants to ensure clean drinking water. The project will also establish new dispensaries and basic health units, as well as recruit sanitary workers for proper waste management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 17 villages identified for the project include nine from Rawalpindi District \u2014 Narha Bagwan, Dhok Gujran, Misrial, Nothia, Kalyal, Meena Potha, Kot Rajgan, Sindhu Sayedan, and Mattor; five from Attock District \u2014 Pind Fateh, Mithal, Kot Fateh Khan, Garshin, and Jand Bander; and four from Chakwal District \u2014 Jhatla, Kot Sarang, Mulhal Mughlan, and Malakwal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/31-villages-in-rwp-division.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">31 villages in Rawalpindi Division declared model villages<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contracts for the improvement of municipal services in these villages are scheduled to be issued on February 25, with project completion expected within six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy commissioners of the respective districts, along with members of the national and provincial assemblies, will directly supervise the project to ensure timely implementation and quality control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said the model village initiative is intended to provide residents with improved civic amenities, enhance public health and sanitation, and promote sustainable rural development in Rawalpindi Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: Authorities have approved a PKR 2.22 billion project to develop 17 villages in Rawalpindi Division as \u201cModel Villages\u201d under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). The initiative aims to improve basic infrastructure and municipal services in the selected villages, including drinking water supply schemes, sewerage systems, drainage networks, paved roads and streets, and installation of water filtration plants to ensure clean drinking water. The project will also establish new dispensaries and basic health units, as well as recruit sanitary workers for proper waste management. The 17 villages identified for the project include nine from Rawalpindi District \u2014 Narha Bagwan, Dhok Gujran, Misrial, Nothia, Kalyal, Meena Potha, Kot Rajgan, Sindhu Sayedan, and Mattor; five from Attock District \u2014 Pind Fateh, Mithal, Kot Fateh Khan, Garshin, and Jand Bander; and four from Chakwal District \u2014 Jhatla, Kot Sarang, Mulhal Mughlan, and Malakwal. Read: 31 villages in Rawalpindi Division declared model villages Contracts for the improvement of municipal services in these villages are scheduled to be issued on February 25, with project completion expected within six months. Deputy commissioners of the respective districts, along with members of the national and provincial assemblies, will directly supervise the project to ensure timely implementation and quality&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":69605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[29061,67861,71348,50474,4740,47122,64771,7964,71347,14523,51232,71349,19874,252,23238],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-annual-development-programme","9":"tag-attock-district","10":"tag-chakwal-district","11":"tag-drinking-water-schemes","12":"tag-health-facilities","13":"tag-infrastructure-development","14":"tag-model-villages","15":"tag-pakistan-government","16":"tag-pkr-2-22-billion-project","17":"tag-rawalpindi-district","18":"tag-rawalpindi-division","19":"tag-roads-and-streets","20":"tag-rural-development","21":"tag-sanitation","22":"tag-sewerage-systems","23":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Model makeover for 17 villages in Rawalpindi - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Contracts for the improvement of municipal services in these villages are scheduled to be issued on February 25, with project...\" \/>\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\/model-makeover-for-17-villages-in-rawalpindi.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Model makeover for 17 villages in Rawalpindi - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Contracts for the improvement of municipal services in these villages are scheduled to be issued on February 25, with project...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/model-makeover-for-17-villages-in-rawalpindi.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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