This document outlines several projects to improve access roads in mineral-rich areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It details four projects from 2012-2018 to construct and upgrade unpaved roads spanning a total of 134 kilometers in districts like Kohistan, Mansehra, Shangla and Abbottabad for around 500 million rupees. The roads aim to better connect chromite, granite, soapstone and phosphate deposits to markets to facilitate mineral exploration, development and transportation.

1. MINERAL MAPPING AND ACCESS ROADS
Minerals Development Department

2. OBJECTIVES
 Provision of better communication facilities from mine to market
 Improvement of existing roads in mining cluster areas
 Facilitation in exploration, development and mining of minerals & its
transportation to market.
Access Roads to Mineral Bearing Areas of KP

3. Access Roads
ADP# 886 (100323) Improvement /Construction of Shingle Road
in Mineral Bearing Areas of KP (ADP 2012-13)
Sr# District Area Km
Mineral Bearing
Areas
Completion Cost (in Million) Hyperlinks
1 Kohistan 22 Chromite 185.235
2 Mansehra 10 Granite 78.194
3 Shangla 15 Soapstone 90.26
4 Abbottabad 23 Phosphate 126.134
5
Karak
Feasibility &
Construction 4
Gypsum & Rock
Salt
30
Total 74
509.823

4. ADP # 794 (130474) Feasibility Study & Construction of Access Road to
Minerals Bearing Areas of KP was approved on
29-12-2015 reflected in ADP 2015-16
Sr# District Area Km Completion
Cost
Mineral Bearing
Area
Hyperlink
1 Kohistan 6 46.95 Chromite
2 Shangla 8.63 77.508 Soapstone
3 Malakand 1.5 9.06 Quartz
4 Chitral (In progress) 6 54.9 Metallic Minerals
5 Buner 6 27.156 Marble
Total 28.13 215.544
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5. ADP # 875 (170535) Construction of
Access Road to Minerals Bearing Areas of KP ADP 2017-18
Sr# District Area Km Minerals
bearing areas
Estimated Cost
Buner
1 Black topping of Nanser to Kingar Gali 3 Marble 40
2 Topping of Kohi road 3 30
Haripur
3 Black topped road from Qutba to Jab district 10 Lime Stone 100
Abbottabad
4 Black topping of Road from Bagla to Chalator Sherwan 5 Phosphate 103.285
5 Black Topping of Road from Khandako to Bhskola Sherwan 3.5
77.396
Mansehra
6 Village Sufeda 4 Granite 79.37
Swabi
7 B/T of Jalbai to Och Khwar 4 Minor Mineral 103.745
Grand Total 32.5 533.796
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6. ADP# 886 (100323) Improvement /Construction of Shingle Road
in Mineral Bearing Areas of KP was approved on 16-02-2012
reflected in ADP 2012-13 which was revised & approved on
09/01/2014 at a cost of Rs. 509.823
Sr# District Area Km Completion Cost
District Kohistan
1 Sanagai Maidan to Dubair 11 97.253
2 Mani Darra to Gobar 5 37.289
3 Dogga to Maidan Ranolia 6 50.693
Total 22 185.235

7. Sr# District Km Revised
Estimated Cost
Mansehra
4 Soach to Spat Valley 10 78.194
Total 10 78.194
Sr# District Km Revised
Estimated Cost
Shangla
5 Speena Obba to Gujjar Killi 12 Km &
Shahpur Daraul Uloom to Karhal Sar 3
Km
15 90.26
Total 15 90.26

8. Sr# District Area Km Revised
Estimated Cost
Abbottabad
6 Sherwan to Bandi Nikra 12 37.113
7 Tarnawai to Danna Top 5 33.239
8 Tarnawai to Lagarban & Hazeera 6 23.494
9 Badla Majuhian to Satora Upto Janja 32.288
Sr# District Area Km Revised
Estimated Cost
Karak
10
Feasibility Study for Identification &
Construction of Road in District Karak 4
30

9. Sr# District Area Km Estimated Cost
Kohistan
1 Sangai to Maidan Dubair 2 22.204
2 Mani Darra to Gobar 2 16.376
3 Doga to Maidan Ranolia 2 8.37
Shangla
4 Main Alpuri Besham to Zara Mora 3.5 21.736
5 Shahpoor Darul-uloom to Karal Sar 3 33.606
6 Speenay Ooba to Goojar Killi 2.13 22.166
Malakand
7 Dagga Kandau Road 1.5 9.06
ADP # 794 (130474) Feasibility Study & Construction of Access Road
to Minerals Bearing Areas of KP was approved on 29-12-2015
reflected in ADP 2015-16

10. Sr# District Area Km Estimated Cost
Chitral
8 Shaghore to Awret Gol 6 54.9
Buner
9 Tor Warsak to Talibabad 2 8.156
10 Ghakhi to Talibabad 2 7.942
11 Shaho to Tor Warsak 1 5.236
12 Patoraha to Tor Warsak 1 5.822
Grand Total 28.13 215.544