Infrastucture

INFRA-STRUCTURE

Road-Links
The district has a total metalled road-length of 868 Kilometres. Mianwali City is linked with Chakwal, Bhakkar, Khushab and Saroghda through metalled roads.

Rail-Links
District Mianwali is linked with Attock through railway network.

GENERAL QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF SUB-SOIL WATER.
Under ground water resources are not adequate in the district especially in tehsil Isa Khel. The sub soil water in and around the district is suitable for industrial purposes.

EFFLUENT DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
There are hill nullahs, which carry rain water from the hills to the river Indus. However, permission from Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab is necessary for discharge of effluent in these nullahs.

POWER SUPPLY.
There are 12 grid stations in the district (ranging in capacity from 66 KV to 132 KV).

NATURAL GAS AVAILABILITY.
Natural gas is available in Chashma, Daudkhel and Iskandarabad only.

TELEPHONE FACILITIES.
There are 16 telephone exchanges operating in the district (ranging in capacity from 206 lines to 5850 lines).

SOCIAL INFRA-STRUCTURAL FACILITIES
Social infrastructural facilities (Public Sector) available in the district are given here
Tehsil - Wise basis.

TEHSIL	Primary/ Middle/ High/ School	Colleges	HOSPITAL	POLICE STATION	RAILWAY STATIONS	POST OFFICE	BANKS
Mianwali	974	3	3	10	11	19	30
Isa Khel	518	2	2	5	5	10	12
Piplan	133	2	3	3	6	7	5

INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Foreign investors are permitted to hold 100% of the equity of industrial projects without any permission of the Government.

No prior Government sanction is required for establishment of an industry outside Ex-Municipal Territorial Limit of Town Committee / Municipal Corporation irrespective of its cost and size except the following:-

a. Arms & Ammunition.
b. Security Printing Currency & Mint.
c. High Explosives.
d. Radio Active Substances.
e. Alcoholic Beverages or Liquors.
f. Cotton Ginning Industry.
g. Flour Mills.

No industry shall be established within the territorial limits of Ex-Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee and Town Committees without prior approval of the Government.
NOC from Environment Protection Department, Government of Punjab is required.
Tourism has been given the status of industry in accordance with Ministry of Industries & Production Circular No. 1-129/99-INV-IV dated 2nd August 1999.
The Housing and Construction Sector has also been declared as industry (Finance Division Notification No. 10(10)/IF-II/98, dated 07.4.1999 and 4.6.1999.
In accordance with Government notification No. 3(2)/97-INV-IV dated 05.5.1997, Computer Software and Information Technology (IT) have been declared as Industry.

Source: www.punjab.gov.pk