LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved nine development projects worth Rs10831.291 million (Rs10.831 billion).
The projects were approved during the Punjab Provincial Development Working Party’s (PPDWP) 11th meeting of current fiscal year 2015-16, presided over by Punjab P&D Board Chairman Muhammad Irfan Elahi.
Members of the Planning & Development Board, Provincial Secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.
According to Spokesman for P&DD, the approved development schemes included: provision of laptops (2015-16) at the cost of Rs5455.638 million, Construction of Concrete Silos of 100,000 metric tons capacity at Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Kot Chuta (30,000 metric tons capacity at mana ahmadani at the cost of Rs345.068 million, feasibility for the establishment of “National Safari Park” in salt range (PC-II) at the cost of Rs9.200 million, comprehensive water supply and sewerage scheme Mianwali (Revised) at the cost of Rs499.104 million, establishment of Directorate General of Monitoring and Evaluation (Health) at the cost of Rs749.519 million, construction of Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex (Phase-II/A), Rahim Yar Khan (Revised) at the cost of Rs1477.404 million, improvement / rehabilitation of Rawalpindi Murree Kashmir road km.66 to 104 length = 38 km, Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs1306.685 million, widening / improvement and rehabilitation of 24-Nos schemes in PP-272, district Bahawalpur at the cost of Rs290.592, and dualisation of Bahawalngar city roads with street lights district Bahawalnagar at the cost of Rs698.081.
