Seven road development schemes approved

LAHORE

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved seven development schemes of road sector at an estimated cost of Rs4.481 billion.

These schemes were approved in the meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2016-17 presided over by the Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.

The approved development schemes included dualisation of Road Jandiala Sher Khan, Hiran Minaar, Minor Road to Chichoki Mallian via Allama Mashraqi Park along Railway Line, District Sheikhupura (Revised) at the cost of Rs555.276 million, construction of flyover at Shahabpura Chowk, Defence Road, Sialkot, at the cost of Rs663.947 million, rehabilitation/improvement/construction of road from Kot Momen Bhabrah Road to Thathi Noor via Chak No 19/SB, Uppi, Abdal, Salam, Phullarwan & Thathi Noor, District Sargodha (Revised) at the cost of Rs549.042 million, widening/improvement/reconstruction of Rawat Harraka Dhudial Road (Phase-I) Rawat to Jorrian, District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs749.023 million, rehabilitation/widening of road from Buchal Kalan to Lillah, (Phase-I), District Chakwal (Revised) at the cost of Rs537.851 million, dual carriageway from Allah Abad (Old Tehsil Headquarters) to Liaquatpur (New Tehsil Headquarters), District RY Khan at the cost of Rs414.84 million, and construction of additional Ring Road Bahawalpur Railway Station to Bino Hospital via Bindra Pully-Dewan Pully-Sadar Pully-Kali Pully, Bahawalpur at the cost of Rs1.011 billion.

projects: The Punjab government approved three development schemes of health and agriculture sectors at an estimated cost of Rs6.016 billion. These schemes were approved in the 77th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2016-17 presided over by the Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.

Provincial Secretary P&D Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, all members of the Planning & Development Board, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting. The approved development schemes included construction of 128-bed Mother and Child Care Hospital, Murree at the cost of Rs4.157 billion, construction of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Block at BV Hospital, Bahawalpur (Revised) at the cost of Rs1.708 billion effective pest management in cotton crop through subsidised provision of spray machines in core cotton district of Punjab at the cost of Rs151.666 million.