Five uplift schemes approved

LAHORE:The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved five development schemes of various sectors at an estimated cost of Rs9.15 billion. These schemes were approved in the 3rd meeting of the PDWP of the current fiscal year 2021-22 presided over by the Planning & Development Board Chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal.

The approved development schemes included as Construction of District Jail Nankana Sahib (Non-Residential Portion) at the cost of Rs1.324 billion, Feasibility Studies of Sewer through tunnel boring, Development Arterial main and treatment plant 20 MGD at Jhang Branch at the cost of Rs30 million, widening / improvement / rehabilitation of Kahuta-Panjar-Azad Pattan Road, Rawalpindi (Revised) at the cost of Rs1.116 billion, construction of bridge over River Chenab at Shahbazpur to connect with District Gujrat with District Sialkot in District Gujrat (Revised) at the cost of Rs5.434 billion and Dualisation of Shahi Road from RY Khan to Chowk Bahadurpur (KLP Road), District RY Khan (Revised) at the cost of Rs1.245 billion. Provincial Secretary P&D Imran Sikandar Baloch, all Members of the Planning & Development Board, Provincial Secretaries of

departments concerned, Senior Chief (Coord), Assistant Chief Coordination and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting.