The European Union financially assisted the Sarhad Rural Support Programme to construct a reinforced concrete cement (RCC) bridge in Rokhan Village, Upper Dir district of Pakistan under the Programme for Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment (PEACE) project. The total cost of 1,165,400 PKR was shared between the donor and community, benefiting 1,205 households. The new bridge will provide locals with easier access to Dir Town by replacing a collapsed wooden bridge and allowing travel without wading through water.

1. RCC Bridge Rokhan
With the financial assistance of European Union, Sarhad Rural Support Programme constructed a RCC
Bridge in Village Rokhan, Union Council Dir Urban in Upper Dir district under the Programme for
Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment (PEACE). The total cost incurred on project is
1,165,400 PKR (donor share is 1,054,700 PKR and community share is 110,700 PKR) benefiting 1,205
households of Rokhan and Mirash Paty villages. The bridge will provide locals with an easy access to Dir
Town as they had to wade in water while accessing Dir Town. Besides Rokhan, the people of MirashPaty
(a village located on the other side of hills of Rokhan) will also benefit from the scheme as they also use
the same route. The RCC bridge replaced a wooden one, which had already collapsed during torrential
rains