ISLAMABAD – The federal government has so far released an amount of Rs971million for the construction of various hydro power projects in Azad JammuKashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan under the Public Sector DevelopmentProgramme (PSDP) 2018-19.
An official of the Kashmir affairs ministry told APP that the governmenthad released Rs12 million for 48MW Jagran Hydro power project, Rs337million for 20MW Hydro Power Project Hanzel Gilgit, Rs70 million for 34.5MW Harpo Hydro Power Project Skardu and Rs552 million for 16MW Hydro Powerproject Nalter-III.
He said around Rs27,138 million had also been released for otherdevelopment projects of AJK and Gilgit and Baltistan.
Sharing details of the projects, he said Rs782 million had been releasedfor construction of Rathoua Haryam Bridge across reservoir channel onMirpur Islamgarh road, Rs200 million for Mirwaiz Muhammad Faroooq ShaheedMedical College Muzaffarabad, Rs188.400 million for Mohtarma Benazir BhuttoShaheed Medical College Mirpur and Rs160 million for AJK LegislativeAssembly Complex.
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To a question, he said, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government wasdetermined to provide basic health and education facilities to the masses.He said the government was determined to carry out a number of initiativesin social sector for well-being of the public in AJK and Gilgit andBaltistan.
He said the projects related to the progress and prosperity of the AJKwould be given priority.
