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Punjab approves Rs37b uplift schemes ahead of LG polls

LAHOREPunjab government Tuesday approved development schemes worth more than Rs 37 billion for rural areas and Lahore including Orange Metro Line, Khadem-e-Punjab Rural Roads Project and some sewerage and sanitation schemes for various districts ahead of local government elections. The development schemes were approved in the 9th meeting of

By our correspondents
September 16, 2015
LAHORE
Punjab government Tuesday approved development schemes worth more than Rs 37 billion for rural areas and Lahore including Orange Metro Line, Khadem-e-Punjab Rural Roads Project and some sewerage and sanitation schemes for various districts ahead of local government elections.
The development schemes were approved in the 9th meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party chaired by P&D Board Chairman Muhammad Irfan Elahi, attended by P&D Provincial Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, members of the Planning & Development Board, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments.
According to a spokesperson of the P&D Board, 34 schemes of Rs 37.671 billion worth were approved.
The approved development schemes included Restructuring / Revamping and Strengthening of Punjab Economic Research Institute at the cost of Rs 250.000 million, Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Land Acquisition, Structure Compensation and Relocation of Public Religious Buildings) at the cost of Rs 19,781.180 million, Urban Sewerage Drainage Scheme Pattoki District Kasur (Revised) at the cost of Rs 650.734 million, Feasibility Study for Extension of Water Resources for Faisalabad City Phase-II at the cost of Rs 10.000 million, extension of Sewerage Network to Un-Served Areas of Faisalabad at the cost of Rs 650.000 million, establishment of Model Cattle Market Sargodha Road, Sheikhupura at the cost of Rs 281.780 million, Inventory Management System for Assets of Police Department (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 10.600 million, Khadem-e-Punjab Rural Roads Project (KPRRP)-Afforestation Component at the cost of Rs 1141.941 million, Construction of Flood Protection Works along Rayya Flood Bund at RD 32+000 to Protect Village Daud Khas District Narowal at the cost of Rs 437.636 million, purchase of Land for Construction of Women Development Complex, Lahore (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 50.000 million, Hiring of Consultant for Adaptive Re-Use of existing building of Murree Arts Council into A Cinema / Auditorium / Theatre (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 7.000 million, Establishment of Central Research Laboratory, PGMI, Lahore at the cost of Rs 278.669 million, Establishment of Institute of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery at Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health Lahore at the cost of Rs 738.238 million, establishment of 60 Bedded Tehsil Level Hospital at Manawan (Rakh Chabil) GT Road, Lahore at the cost of Rs 335.510 million, Construction of District Jail, Khanewal at the cost of Rs 1554.347 million, construction of Lawyers Chambers in Judicial Complex (Phase-II) at Lahore at the cost of Rs 231.550 million, Widening / Improvement / Rehabilitation of Kahuta Panjar Azad Pattan Road length 31.00 km, Tehsil Kahuta, District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs 1129.790 million, Construction of Flyover at GT Road from Sarwar Shaheed College to Gulliyana More Tehsil Gujar Khan. (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 88.80 million, Construction of Underpass on GT Road at Dina District Jhelum (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 28.000 million, Repair/Rehabilitation of road from Sillanwali to Chak 58/ Janubi via 119 More, 126/SB length 39.80 km District Sargodha at the cost of Rs 1018.670 million, Widening / Improvement / Construction of road from Laksian Pull at km-130 of Lahore Sargodha Bannu Road to Lilliani via Jala Makhdoom, Ghous Muhammad Wala, Miana Khoh, Matila, Chak-67/SB length 35.60 km in District Sargodha at the cost of Rs 734.128 million, Rehabilitation / Improvement of GT Road from Aziz Cross Chowk to Chand Da Qila City Portion, District Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 369.954 million, Rehabilitation / Widening / Improvement of road from Mandi Kamonke to Mandi Siranwali via Nandpur Soonper Mandi Wahndo Thapnala Dera Noor Alam Danser Bala Gilgith total length=43.00 km District Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 456.129 million, Dualization of Main Road Peoples Colony from Faqir Pura Chowk to Behari Colony Chowk i/c link from Main Market to Peoples Colony Gujranwala L=2.20+0.9)=3.10 km Un-approved Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 216.097 million, Widening / Improvement of road from Wazirabad to Kot Harra Road length=42.80 km District Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 1376.689 million, Construction of Mettaled Road Jalalpur Bhattian L=6.70 km, District Hafizabad at the cost of Rs 415.890 million, Widening / Improvement of road from Pull Nooriana to Tiba Manik Bosal i/c Links Chak No.11, Gumnana, Haveli Bati Khan Bosal & Link Sargodha Road to Rukan along Saim Nullah length16.50 km District Mandi Bahauddin at the cost of Rs 207.108 million, Widening / Improvement of road from Chak 90/RB to 99/RB via 91/RB,93/RB,94/RB,96/RB,97/RB, length=26.20 km District Faisalabad at the cost of Rs 254.970 million, Widening / Improvement of road from Chak-76/GB to Dijkot–Pensera Road via 76/GB, 79/GB, 80/GB, 82/GB, 84/GB, 85/GB, 86/GB, 83/GB Khundian, 249/RB Chohtan Balochwala, 242/RB, Dassuha, 247/RB Miani, 251/RB, 251/RB Kang Khurd, 256/RB Dhengan Wala upto Dijkot Road, length=46 km, Faisalabad at the cost of Rs 397.779 million, Dualization of road from National Model School to Faisalabad Road / Sharqpur Chowk Via Sarwar Shaheed Road Stadium and Qila City Sheikhupura length 1.59 km (Phase-I) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 448.063 million, Dualization of road from Layyah to Chowk Azam, length 28.70 km District Layyah at the cost of Rs 3016.874 million, Rehabilitation / Repair of Metalled Road from Tarku Adda to Kharkan road Chak-501/TDA length 33.00 District Layyah at the cost of Rs 294.809 million, Construction of Flyover at Feroza Railway Station length=2500 Rft, District RY Khan at the cost of Rs 354.770 million and Construction of Concrete Silos of 30,000 M Tons Capacity at Chishtian District Bahawalnagar at the cost of Rs 453.461 million.