-Pakistan1 CDWP approved four mega projects worth Rs 16 billion
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Central Development Working Party (CDWP) held a meeting on Wednesday, chaired by the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan. In the meeting, CDWP approved four projects worth Rs. 16.02 billion and recommended one project worth Rs. 37.91 billion to ECNEC for consideration.
CDWP also agreed on the “COVID-19 Responsive and Other Natural Calamities Control Program” worth Rs. 70 billion.
Additional Secretary Planning, Abdul Aziz Uqaili, along with senior officials from Planning Commission and Federal Ministries and Divisions, attended the meeting while representatives from provincial governments participated through video link.
Projects related to physical planning and housing, health, education, and information technology, were presented in the meeting. ------------------------------
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A project related to physical planning and housing, titled “Construction of Islamabad High Court Building at Islamabad (Revised)” worth Rs. 4989.26 million was approved in the meeting. The project will see to the construction of Islamabad High Court on already acquired plots measuring 2,20,000 sq ft in Sector G-5, Islamabad. The scope of works includes the construction of the courts, auditorium, car parking, roads, plumbing works, and woodworks, etc.
CDWP agreed with the recommendations of the committee for the project, titled “COVID-19 Responsive and Other Natural Calamities Control Programme,” worth Rs. 70 billion with proposed changes. The PC-1 of this project proposed to facilitate the national program to improve facilities at 50-50 basis financial support in district and tehsil headquarter level hospitals across all provinces, separate public health surveillance for both humans and animals, a national program for water sanitation and hygiene, and improvement in local infrastructure.
AJK and GB would also be covered under the project financing.
Two projects related to education were presented in the meeting. The first project, namely “Support to Basic Education Development Project AJ&K” worth Rs. 5971.55 million and the second project, titled “Basic Education for All Project AJ&K” worth Rs. 1580.201 million, were approved by CDWP.
