The Punjab government approved seven development schemes of different development sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 6455.373 million. These schemes were approved in the 15th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2014-15 presided by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman, Muhammad Irfan Elahi, says P&D spokesman on Saturday.
Secretary P&D Waseem Ajmal Chaudhary, Chief Economist Dr Khalid Mushtaq, members of the Planning and Development Board, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting. According to spokesman, the approved development schemes included poverty alleviation of poor women through provision of sheep and goat in Punjab at the cost of Rs 4223.400 million, construction of concrete silos 100,000 M Tons Capacity (Phase-II), (One at Fazilpur District Rajanpur, 30000 M Tons) at the cost of
Rs 426.062 million, construction of modern concrete silos 100,000 M Tons Capacity to Muzaffargrah and Bahawalpur Districts (Phase-I) at the cost of Rs 427.634 million, widening and improvement of Chakri Adda Harnianwala via Bilawal Road I-C Bridge Over Sill River length-20 km, District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs 684.060 million, widening and improvement of road from Chakri to Kambrial via Dhadhumber up to Ganda Kass, Tehsil and District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs 506.661 million, feasibility study for the project, dualisation of Khanewal-Lodhran Road (from Chowk Niazi Khanewal to Super Chowk Lodhran), (PC-II) (PPP-Mode) at the cost of Rs 88.170 million and third party assessment and validation of flood rehabilitation works in nine flood affected division of Punjab (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 99.386 million.