Three uplift schemes worth Rs5bn approved

LAHORE:Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved three development schemes worth Rs5.094 billion on Tuesday.

The approval was made in the 77th meeting of the PDWP. The meeting was presided over by Planning and Development (P&D) Board Chairman Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan. Secretary P&D Board Dr Asif Tufail, Chief Economist Masood Anwar, members of the P&D Board and other senior officers attended the meeting. The approved schemes included Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Punjab at estimated cost of Rs863.50 million, rehabilitation/improvement of Lahore Raiwind Road from Lake City to Raiwind, District Lahore (Revised) at estimated cost of Rs1.992 billion and Construction of District Jail, Nankana (Revised) at estimated cost of Rs2.238 billion.