Punjab government approves energy sector scheme worth Rs 3,578 million

With an estimated cost of Rs 3578.000 million, the Punjab government has approved the scheme of energy sector for the construction of Marala Hydel Power Station, Sialkot under "Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment Programme." The approval was accorded in the 30th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current financial year 2012-13 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman, Javaid Aslam.
As many as 10 other development schemes of various sectors of the economy worth Rs 9324.387 million were also approved in the meeting. Secretary Planning & Development Punjab, Arif Anwar Baloch, members of the Planning & Development Board and other representatives of the relevant provincial departments attended the meeting.
The approved development schemes included: Improvement / Rehabilitation of Wildlife Park Loi Bher, Rawalpindi (Phase-II) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 373.497 million, strengthening / Upgradation of DHQ Hospital Kasur from 197 to 300-Beds at the cost of Rs 200.000 million, construction of Judicial Complex at Lahore (Phase-II) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 800.640 million, strengthening of BMP / Baloch Levy in District D.G. Khan. (Revised) at the cost of Rs 201.036 million, Design of Remedial Measures for Dewal Landslide and Reconstruction of RMK Road at Dewal Landslide (2nd Revised) (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 26.522 million, Widening / Improvement of road from Bunga Hayat-Pakpattan-Arifwala from km No 460.23 to 514.50=54.27 km in District Pakpattan (Revised) at the cost of Rs 1287.454 million, Widening and Improvement of Sargodha Gujrat Road (Section Jhal Chakkian to Bhalwal) length 38.50 km, District Sargodha (4th Revised) at the cost of Rs 528.238 million, Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment Programme (Construction of Deg-Outfall Hydel Power Station District Sheikhupura) (2nd Revised) at the cost of Rs 1993.000 million, Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment Programme (Construction of Pakpattan Hydel Power Station District Pakpattan) (2nd Revised) at the cost of Rs 1319.000 million and Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment Programme (Construction of Chianwali Hydel Power Station District Gujranwala) (2nd Revised) at the cost of Rs 2595.000 million.