CDA approves projects worth Rs24.268b

Islamabad: The 52nd meeting of the Capital Development Authority Development Working Party (CDADWP) on Wednesday approved development projects worth Rs24.268 billion for the federal capital.

The meeting was chaired by CDA Chairman Aamir Ali Ahmed and attended by officials from the Ministry of Interior and Planning Commission and CDA board members.

The projects approved by the meeting would be completed in different time spans of one to five years. An official said that the CDADWP approved record allocations during the meeting held on Wednesday.

The projects approved by the meeting include Rs7,200 million project of construction of parking plazas at different commercial places of Islamabad within a period of five years and Rs3,296 million plan of Margalla Avenue, while Rs1,804 million have been reserved for remaining development work in Sector D-12.

The funds allocated for other projects include; Rs1,705 million for 9th Avenue-Shaheen Chowk signal free project, Rs1,472 million for Sector E-11 signal free chowk, Rs1,385 million for construction of district courts in Sector G-11, Rs5,000 million for conservation of Margalla Hills National Park, Rs1,862 million for facilitation center for litigation and lawyers, Rs125 million for rain water harvesting, Rs186 million for 100 beds facility in CDA hospital, Rs193 million for Bara Kahu traffic plan and Rs36 million for traffic solution in Sector I-10.