Five uplift schemes worth over Rs15 billion approved

LAHORE:Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved five development schemes worth over Rs15 billion.

The approval was made in the 75th meeting of the PDWP held here Friday. The meeting was presided by Planning and Development (P&D) Board Chairman Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan. Planning and Development (P&D) Board Secretary Dr Asif Tufail, Chief Economist Masood Anwar, members of the P&D Board, and other senior officers attended.

The approved schemes included Eco-Tourism at Changa Manga and Wetlands at Uchali and Chashma, at a cost of Rs8.710 billion, construction of residences for officials (Grade 1–10) of the Lahore High Court at Harbanspura at a cost of Rs1.604 billion, construction of three towers of a multistory building for residences of government officials at Chauburji Garden Estate, Multan Road, Lahore (Revised), at a cost of Rs2.975 billion, feasibility study and detailed design for augmentation of water supply to Rawalpindi city based on Dadhocha Dam (Revised) (PC-II), at a cost of Rs47.031 million, and provision and laying of trunk sewer from Jawad Club Chowk to Chokera Disposal Station, Faisalabad, at a cost of Rs1.249 billion.