ISLAMABAD: The government has released Rs22,775 million (about Rs22.78 billion) for National Highway Authority under the Public Sector Development Programme 2015-16 (PSDP) so far.
The government released Rs 4,000 million for Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Section (230km) of Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM), while Rs 1050 million have been released for 387km Multan- Sukkur Section of the KLM, an official source told APP. Rs 2740 million have been released for Thakot to Havelian 120km (Construction of Phase-I of CPEC while Rs 3000 million have been released for land acquisition, he added. Rs 800 million, he said, have been released to ensure timely completion of Lowari Tunnel & Access Roads in District Dir.
Rs 460 million have been released for construction of Bridge over Indus River at Qazi Ahmed Amri including Skrand Bypass (Nawab Shah), Rs 190 m have been released for construction of bridge across River Chinab linking Shorkot and Garh Maharaja in Jhang district.
He said Rs 440 million have been released for a 57 km section of Faisalabad-Multan Motorway including land acquisition (Multan) (IDB).
Rs 560 million have been released for 200 km Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab Section of M-8 while, while for widening & Improvement of Hoshab-Nag-Basima-Surab Highway (N-85) Rs 2500 have been released,the source said.
