ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 : Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) that took up around a dozen development projects amounting to Rs265 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of these, 6 projects worth Rs 16 billion have been approved, and 7 projects worth Rs 249 billion were recommended to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for its consideration,\u201d a news release said.<\/p>\n
Among others the meeting was attended by Secretary Planning Awais Manzur Sumra, Additional Secretary Planning, JCE (Ops), JCE (EP), Members of the Planning Commission, as well as representatives from Federal Ministries and Provincial Governments.<\/p>\n
The agenda included discussion on projects of Energy, Education, Health, Environment & Climate, Physical Planning & Housing, Industries & Commerce, and Transport & Communication sectors.<\/p>\n
The forum approved two education sector namely \u201cConstruction of Cadet College Kharan (2nd Revised)\u201d worth
\nRs. 2944.310 million and \u201cEstablishment of Federal Government College of Home Economics Management Sciences and Specialized Discipline, F-11\/1\u201d worth Rs. 1598.942 million.<\/p>\n
While it recommended a project \u201cEstablishment of Danish School Balochistan\u201d worth Rs. 9951.652 million to ECNEC.<\/p>\n
The CDWP also forwarded a project related to Energy sector titled \u201cConstruction of 84 MW Gorkin Matiltan HPP(Revised)\u201d worth Rs. 35758 million to ECNEC for consideration.<\/p>\n
The project\u2019s 20% cost will be met through provincial annual development plan and 80% through KP Hydel Development Fund.<\/p>\n
The objective of is the construction of 84 MW Gorkin-Matiltan run-of-the river hydro power project located on the right bank of the Ushu River in District Swat, with cheaper and renewable annual energy generation of about 346 GWh along with 40 km 220\/132 KV Transmission Line from Matiltan HPP to existing Daral Khwar HPP.<\/p>\n
The scope of the project is comprised of Preliminary Works, Civil Works, Hydro-Mechanical Equipment, Electrical Equipment. A Gas Insulated type (GIS) 132 kV switchyard and approximately 40 km 132\/220 KV Transmission Line up to existing Daral Khwar HPP Switchyard.<\/p>\n
Besides, the forum recommended a project related to Environment & Climate sector presented in the meeting namely \u201cSolid Waste Emergency & Efficiency Project (SWEEP, Revised)\u201d worth Rs. 29222.012 million to ECNEC for further consideration.<\/p>\n
The second project related to Environment & Climate sector presented namely \u201cUp-Scaling of Green Pakistan Programme (Revised) (Revised)\u201d worth Rs. 122,146 million was also forwarded to ECNEC.<\/p>\n
The CDWP approved a project related to Health sector namely \u201cUp gradation of Radiology Department at Shaikh Zayed Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore (Revised)\u201d worth Rs. 1838.030 million.<\/p>\n
Moreover, it okayed a project related to Industries & Commerce sector namely \u201cEstablishment of Project Management Unit (PMU) on China Pakistan Economic Corridor \u2013 Industrial Cooperation Development Project (Revised)\u201d worth Rs. 497.666 million.<\/p>\n
The forum sent another project related to Physical Planning & Housing \u201cConstruction of Additional Suits (104) for Members of Parliament including servant quarters\u201d worth Rs. 4100 million to ECNEC.<\/p>\n
It also forwarded a project namely \u201cWidening\/Improvement and Re-Conditioning of Road from Khani Cross to Ziarat (70km) and Ziarat to Sinjavi (64) District Ziarat New Link (Ziarat Cross to Nawa Killi Quetta via Saran Tangi 35 km) (Revised)\u201d worth Rs.22548.447 million to ECNEC.<\/p>\n
Similarly, a project \u201cGreen Line Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Karachi (Revised)\u201d worth Rs. 29287.051 million was recommended to ECNEC.<\/p>\n
Whereas, the CDWP approved a project \u201cRehabilitation \/Construction of Road in SITE Industrial Estate, Karachi(Revised)\u201d worth Rs5015.611 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 : Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) that took up around a dozen development projects amounting to Rs265 billion. \u201cOut of these, 6 projects worth Rs 16 billion have […]<\/p>\n
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