The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party has approved three development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 3817.581 million while three other schemes of agriculture and forestry sectors of Rs 58241.377 million were recommended for final approval by the federal government.
These schemes were approved in the 22nd meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2018-19.
The approved development schemes included establishment of Arazi record centers (ARCs) at Qanungoi Level (Phase-I) at the cost of Rs 2146.131 million, construction of dual carriageway from Ganaish Wah Canal to Katcheri Chowk length 2.00 km, Muzaffargarh (Revised) at the cost of Rs 443.772 million and widening/improvement/reconstruction of Rawat Harraka Dhudial Road (Phase-I) Rawat to Jorrian, 36.00km, Rawalpindi (Revised) at the cost of Rs. 1227.678 million.
Furthermore, one scheme of forestry sector named as Green Pakistan Programme - Revival of Wildlife Resources in Punjab (Revised) at the cost of Rs 5,890.599 & two schemes of agriculture sector included national programme for enhancing command area of small and mini dams in barani areas of Pakistan at the cost of Rs 3,814.912 and national programme for improvement of watercourses in Pakistan at the cost of Rs 48,535.866 were cleared in the PDWP and also sent to CDWP development forum for its final approval.
Provincial Secretary Planning and Development (P&D) Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, all members of the planning & development board, provincial secretaries of concerned departments and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments were also on the occasion.