Over Rs20bn uplift schemes approved

LAHORE:Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved 10 development schemes amounting to Rs20.678 billion.

The schemes were approved in the 52nd meeting of the PDWP. The meeting was presided over by Chairman, P&D Board, Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan. The approved schemes included Construction of Flyover at Railway Phatak Chak RS Shujabad Expressway, District Multan at the cost of Rs1.505 billion, Rehabilitation of Sangla Hill to Sukheki Road in District Nankana Sahib at the cost of Rs1.626 billion, Rehabilitation and improvement of Bhera Bhalwal in Sargodha at the cost of Rs1.095 billion, Re-construction of road from Hafizabad to Sukheke Mandi in District Hafizabad at the cost of Rs976.975 million. Improvement of roads from MC Limits up to Ring Road Faisalabad (Road Work) (A) Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road, (B) Faisalabad-Satiana Road, (C) Faisalabad-Jhang Road, (D) Faisalabad-Samundri Road, at the cost of Rs1.413 billion, Rehabilitation of road from Nankana Sahib to Shahkot, in District Nankana Sahib at the cost of Rs2.329 billion, Rehabilitation of Jhang-Gojra Road at the cost of Rs1.656 billion, Re-construction / rehabilitation of Khurrianwala-Jaranwala Road at the cost of Rs874.476 million, construction of New Campus of Government Engineering Academy Punjab at the cost of Rs1.617 billion, and provision of infrastructural, academic and operational facilities to the Punjab University of Technology Rasul, MB Din at the cost of Rs7.584 billion. The meeting was attended by Secretary, P&D Board, Dr Asif Tufail, Chief Economist Masood Anwar, members of the P&D Board, and other senior officials. ation with the contractors should be ensured to achieve the goals.