The Central Development
Working Party (CDWP) approved 17 projects of worth RS. 19.2 billion, and
forwarded 7 mega projects of worth Rs.51.27 billion to Executive Committee of
National Economic Council for further approval. CDWP meeting was held under the chairmanship
of Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz, senior officials from
federal and provincial governments also participated. The projects presented
for approval included energy, water, Transport and Communication, Physical
Planning, health, Science and Technology, culture, sports and tourism.
Projects related to
energy worth Rs.18.6 billion, Rs.5.8 billion of projects related to water
resources, Rs24.2 billion related to transport and communication, Rs. 12.2
billion related to science and technology, Rs. 8.3 Billion related to Health,
Rs. 3.8 billion related to food and agriculture, Rs. 66.356 million related to
physical planning while projects worth 592 million related to culture, sports
and tourism were part of the CDWP meeting. In energy sector, 2 projects worth
Rs. 11533 million and Rs. 4339.05 were referred to ECNEC for approval. The projects include 32.5 Hydropower Project
at Attabad Hunza and Evacuation of power from 1230 MW RLNG Power Plant near
Trimmu, Jhang CDWP considered 2 projects in Water resources sector out of which
one was referred to ECNEC for approval. The project include construction of
Papin Dam in Tehsil Rawalpindi of worth Rs.5833.662 million.
The project aims at
conserving 89600 acre-feet of water for provision of assured irrigation water
supply to 20,000 acres of barani land. In
transport and communication sector, 3 projects were approved and 2 were
referred to ECNEC for further approval.
The
total cost of the approved projects is Rs. 3781.478
million. The approved projects includes Up-gradation of Railway Stations
at Hassan Abdal, Nankana Sahib and Narowal, Construction of black Top road in
District Chagi, and Up gradation of Terminal Facilities and Dry ports. In physical planning and housing CDWP approved 3
projects, which include Construction of 1st Floor of Academic Block at Civil
Services Academy in Lahore worth Rs. 140.5 million, Construction of Auditorium
at National Police Academy in Islamabad worth Rs.79.461 million, and Business
Complex R.O.D Plant worth Rs. 345.184 million. In
Science and Technology section, 10 projects were presented to CDWP out of which
9 were approved. The total cost of these projects is Rs. 12275.097 million.
The
projects include Establishment of Sub-Campus of University of Agriculture
faisalabad in Depalpur District Okara,
Strengthening of University of Sargodha and its Sub Campuses at Mianwali
and Bhakkar, Construction of Hostel & Academic Infrastructure at Shaheed
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law Karachi,
Strengthening and Up-gradation of Academic Facilities at University of
Sindh Jamshoro, Establishment of Federal University at Hyderabad Sindh,
Up-gradation of Government College of Technology (GCT) Khairpur into the
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development in
Khairpur Mirs, Establishment of University of Education, and Competitive Research Programme.
In
Food and Agriculture Sector, Gawader lesbela livelihood support project was
referred to ECNEC for further approval.
In
health section, 2 projects were discussed, one was approved and the other was
referred to ECNEC. The approved project is establishment of 300 bedded maternal
and child health institute in Nawab shah district Shaheed Benazirabad worth
Rs.1990.64 million.
CDWP
meeting approved RS. 591.882 million Project of culture,
sports and tourism, replacement of synthetic Hockey turfs in seven cities such
as Islamabad, Faisalabad, Wah cantt, Peshawar, Quetta, Abbotabad and Lahore.
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