AJK approves new development schemes

Power, transport and education earmarked for investment.


March 30, 2013
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MIRPUR:


Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Cabinet Development Committee (CDC) approved development schemes worth Rs7.29 billion in different areas. According to official sources, schemes were approved in a meeting chaired by the AJK Prime Minister Chaudary Abdul Majeed on Saturday. The main highlights of the budget were as follows.


For transport and communication sector, the committee approved Rs318.29 million for up-gradation of the 12 kilometre (km) Kotli-Palandri road, Rs251.108 million for improvement of the 25.57km patch of Lakarmandi to Paintra TehsilBarnala District Bhimber and Rs367 million for different link roads in Muzaffarabad Division.

The committee allocated Rs372 million for the four-megawatt (MW) Jari hydropower project, Rs227.85 million for the 1MW-Bheri Doba hydropower project, Rs399.78 million for the 3.2MW-Sharian hydropower project and Rs2.62 billion for the electrification of remaining areas of districts Havali, Hattian, Neelum, Bagh, Sudhnoti, Bhimber, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Poonch.

For the education sector the AJK govt approved Rs392.40 million. About Rs225.31million was approved for plantation of trees and wood production.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2013.

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