ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs2.8 billion for Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab section of Gwadar-Ratodero Highway.
According to a National Highway Authority (NHA) official, Rs2.5 billion has been earmarked for widening and improvement of Hoshab-Nag-Basima-Surab Highway. He maintained that Rs3 billion has been approved for Zhob-Mughal Kot section of Kuchlak-Zhob-DI Khan. The official said that Rs10 billion has also been allocated for land acquisition and construction of western alignment and other CPEC projects.
The NHA official said that western alignment of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would become operational by December next year, adding that Balochistan province will be the biggest beneficiary of CPEC.
