CDWP okays four projects worth Rs 806.202 million

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved four projects worth Rs 806.202 million and referred two projects valuing Rs 7.404 billion to Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further approval.
The official sources said that the CDWP deferred Kachhi Canal Project worth Rs 25.73 billion and constituted a committee for having detailed review of the project which will submit its report within 15 days. The body also granted time extension to the seven projects of various sectors which could not be timely completed.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar chaired the meeting here on Tuesday. The meeting was also attended by Secretary Planning Zafar Hasan, members and senior officials from the federal and provincial governments.
Official spokesperson told Business Recorder that the projects presented for approval are related to water resources, health, physical planning and housing.
In the water resources sector, Water Resources Division presented the Kachhi Canal Project. Talking about the project, the minister said that the project will irrigate millions of acres of land in district Dera Bugti, Balochistan, besides providing water for agriculture.
The minister said that this project would boost the agricultural production in the area and provide clean drinking water to the local community.
Keeping in mind the technical aspects of the Kachhi Canal Project, the federal minister constituted a committee for having detailed review of the project, which will submit its report within 15 days.
The Water Resource Division presented another project 'Review of Feasibility study and detailed design of Burj Aziz Khan Dam Project, Pishin Lora, worth Rs 67.407 million,' which was approved in the meeting. The dam envisages the short reservoir water of 23 MGD and the project will supply 21 MGD drinking water to Quetta city.
In the health sector, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination presented four projects for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). While talking about the health projects, the minister said that provision of health facilities is among the top priorities of the present government and called for timely completion of these projects to provide relief to the people.
The first approved project of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination is up-gradation of existing facilities at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, worth Rs 200 million. The second project approved is the construction of Female Doctor Hostel at PIMS worth Rs 222.062 million. The third project of procurement of MRI equipment for Radiology Department of PIMS worth Rs 316.733 million was also given approval in the meeting. The fourth project 'Extension of Intensive Care Department of Mother & Child Healthcare Center Hospital,' PIMS, Islamabad, worth Rs 3886.567 million, was referred to the ECNEC. In the physical planning and housing sector, the CDWP referred the project of construction of four sewerage treatment plants and related sewerage system to treat the waste water falling into Korang River, Rawal Lake and other areas of Islamabad, worth Rs 3518 million, to the ECNEC.