National News

Four development schemes of Rs 29,026.222 mln approved

Four development schemes of Rs 29,026.222 mln approved

LAHORE, Aug 11 (APP): Punjab Provincial Development
Working Party (PDWP) on Friday approved four development
schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of
Rs 29,026.222 million.
These schemes were approved in the 10th meeting of
the PDWP of current fiscal year 2017-18 held here under
the chair of Chairman P&D, Muhammad Jahanzeb.
The approved development schemes included:
Khadim-e-Punjab Abe Sehat Project (Installation of Water
Filtration Plants on Existing PHED Functional Rural Water
Supply Schemes) with a cost of Rs 9,253 million,
Improvement of Irrigation Water Supply at Tail Reaches of
Irrigation Channels / Minors in Selected Area of Punjab with
the cost of Rs 6,220 million, Dualization of road from
Muzaffargarh to D.G. Khan km No. 74.00 to 94.60, length
20.60 km, D.G. Khan with the cost of Rs 7,267.741 million
and Dualization of road from Muzaffargarh to D.G Khan
km No. 43 to 74, length 31 km, (from km No. 43 to 76 i/c
proposed Bypasses length 33.90 km) Muzaffargarh with
the cost of Rs 6,285.481 million.
Secretary P&D Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, provincial secretaries
concerned and members of the Planning & Development Board and
other senior representatives of the relevant departments also
attended the meeting.