CDWP clears seven projects costing Rs116b

Gives go-ahead to Rs88b post-flood reconstruction programme for Balochistan

ISLAMABAD:

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday cleared seven development projects worth Rs115.80 billion in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal.

The projects were related to the Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Housing and Works, Ministry of Planning and the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

The development schemes included the National Programme Post-Flood Reconstruction: Climate Resilience Enhancement in Balochistan and Other Provinces at a cost of Rs88 billion, Strengthening of Labs in 5 Leading Universities – UET Peshawar, Taxila, Lahore, Khuzdar and NED Karachi – at a cost of Rs6.636 billion and National Sports City at Narowal (Revised Third PC) at a cost of Rs5.760 billion.

Other schemes were Yarik-Tank Road, DI Khan Development Package at a cost of Rs4.418 billion, Competitive Grants Programme for Policy-Oriented Research at a cost of Rs1.756 billion, Improvement/ Widening of Spera Ragha Road From Kanozai Cross to Loralai Kila Saifullah Road at a cost of Rs6.136 billion and Innovation Centre and Innovation Park at UET Lahore Sub-campus at a cost of Rs2.966 billion.

The planning ministry is the sponsoring agency of the National Programme Post-Flood Reconstruction: Climate Resilience Enhancement in Balochistan and Other Provinces.

The project includes rehabilitation and reconstruction of community infrastructure including irrigation, drainage, flood protection, roads, WASH and other community facilities; reconstruction of damaged housing units; livelihood support, natural resources and watershed management.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 23^rd, 2022.

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