The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) held its meeting under the chairmanship of Shahab Ali Shah, the Additional Chief Secretary/Secretary P&D Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by its members and respective administrative secretaries.
The forum considered 19 projects pertaining to different sectors including roads & bridges, DWSS, higher education, elementary & secondary education, sports & culture, energy & power, MSD and local government for the uplift of the province. The forum approved 15 projects with an estimated cost of Rs 14866.262 million, while 4 projects were deferred due to inadequate designs.
Approved projects of the road & bridges were the construction and improvement of Sigram Bypass Road, Swat (3.25 Km). The only approved project of DWSS was the provision for rehabilitation of disaster affected water supply schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Approved projects of higher education were the construction of government degree college Darora, government degree college Mandani, Charsadda, Ayun girls Degree College at Chitral PK-89. Approved projects of elementary & secondary education were establishment of girls Cadet College at Mardan, GGHSS Jindi U/C Hisara Nehri PK-20, District Charsadda, establishment of 500 IT laboratories in government secondary & higher secondary schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and GHSS Harichand, Tehsil Tangi District Charsadda.
The only approved project of sports sector was Feasibility and improvement/construction of Arbab Niaz cricket stadium Peshawar. Approved projects of Energy & Power Sector were the construction of 356 Mini/Micro hydro power stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Total capacity 35.6 MW) with total cost of Rs 5524.83 million (HDF Funded) (HDF Expenditure Rs 700.960 million), electrification of un-electrified villages through Solar/Alternate Energy in remaining Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa phase-II (HDF Funded) (HDF Expenditure Rs 85.140 million), Solar Electrification of 4000 mosques in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (HDF Funded). Approved projects of MSD sector were the establishment of centralized GIS facilities, public Policy and social protection reforms unit.