Punjab government approves projects worth over Rs 9,581 million

[Salman]

The Punjab government on Wednesday approved sixteen development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 9581.101 million, including Replacement of Pumping Machinery at Inline Booster Pump Station & Terminal Reservoir in Faisalabad at the cost of Rs 1643.520 million.

According to the spokesman for the P&D, the approved development schemes included:

1. Up-Gradation / Establishment of Lab Schools in GCET's (Provision of Missing Facilities) at the cost of Rs 533.254 million,

2. Up-gradation of ICU and Operation Theaters of Nishtar Hospital, Multan at the cost of Rs 350.000 million,

3. Replacement of Pumping Machinery at Inline Booster Pump Station & Terminal Reservoir in Faisalabad at the cost of Rs 1643.520 million,

4. Laying of Forcemain from Bhogiwal Disposal Station Chotta Ravi Drain to Shalimar Escape Channel Across Lahore Ring Road Lahore at the cost of Rs 368.762 million,

5. Sewerage scheme Depalpur City, District Okara at the cost of Rs 300.355 million,

6. Widening / Improvement of Bypass Khan Musalman to Jagowala Nowshera Virkan length 17.50 kms, Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 459.562 million,

7. Construction of Double road from Gujrat-Jalalpur Jattan Road to University of Gujrat length 2.14 kms, Distt Gujrat at the cost of Rs 263.085 million,

8. Widening / Improvement of road from Pirkot Khaliana to Chela to Rajana to Khan Da Kot to Guniana length 45.00 km, Jhang at the cost of Rs 555.594 million,

9. Improvement of road from Pir Mahal Darkhana Road to Shorkot Cantt Toba Road Via Chak No 321-GB, 323-GB, 321-GB, 325-GB, 326-GB, length 20.00 km, T T Singh at the cost of Rs 307.962 million,

10. Dualization of Intercity Road in Pir Mahal City, length 2.87 km, Toba Tek Singh at the cost of Rs 247.374 million,

11. Widening / Improvement of Palace Road from Pull Dari Sangi to UAE Palace (length: 15.50 km), Distt R Y Khan at the cost of Rs 2623.405 million,

12. Construction & Extension of W/I of Pattan Minara Manthar Road (length: 26.25 km), R.Y Khan at the cost of Rs 398.557 million,

13. Widening Improvement of road from Mubarakpur to Jhangara Sharqi (length 25.00 km) in District Bahawalpur at the cost of Rs 470.240 million,

14. Widening Improvement of road from Iqbalnagar to Dulwan (length=26.10 Km) in District Khanewal at the cost of Rs 352.412 million,

15. Widening / Improvement of Fatehpur to Nawankot Road, length 32.50 Km in District Layyah at the cost of Rs 448.21 million and

16. Construction of 1st Part of Southern By-Pass Shujabad Multan from River Bank Chenab to Pull Syed Wali Siyalan Wali via Khan Garh Road and Canal Bank towards North Side to connect existing Multan Road, (length 9.20 km) Tehsil Shujabad District Multan at the cost of Rs 258.809 million.

These schemes were approved in the 16th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party of current fiscal year 2014-15 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman, Muhammad Irfan Elahi, says P&D Spokesman.

Provincial Secretary P&D Waseem Ajmal Chaudhary, Chief Economist Dr Khalid Mushtaq, Members P&D Board Dr Naveed Ahmad Chaudhry, Agha waqar Javed, Ejaaz Hussain, Secretary, C&W Mian Mushtaq, Director General LDA Ahad Khan Cheema, Senior Chief co-ordination, P&D Javaid Latif and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.