ISLAMABAD – Central Development Working Party (CDWP) Monday gaveapproval to six projects worth Rs69.3 billion and also cleared the conceptclearance proposals of three projects including the World Bank fundedElectricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project worth $ 375.73million.
CDWP meeting, presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission MohammadJehanzeb Khan, cleared four development projects with a cumulativeestimated cost of Rs 25 billion and recommended two projects worth Rs. 44.3billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC)for further consideration. The forum deferred two projects of water sector.
Senior officials from Planning Commission and Federal Ministries/Divisionsalso participated in the meeting while representatives from provincialgovernments participated through video conference. Projects related tohealth and transport & communications were presented in the meeting.
Three projects including two COVID related schemes worth Rs17 billion werepresented in the meeting. The first project presented namely “KhyberInstitute of Child Health & Children Hospital District Peshawar” worth Rs.7995.334 million, second project namely “Strengthening of DHQ Hospital(Building Capacity to respond COVID-19 and Future Pandemic) in KhyberPakhtunkhwa” worth Rs. 3343.423 million and last project of healthpresented titled “Establishment of 200 Bedded Mother & Child hospital andNursing College District Bhawalnagar” worth Rs. 5625.00 million wereapproved by the Central Development Working Party.
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Three projects related to transport & communications worth Rs. 52.29billion were presented in the meeting. First project titled “Procurement600 Flat Container Bogies Wagon” worth Rs. 11810 million was recommended toECNEC, second project namely “Construction of Awaran – Naal Section of M-8Project, Length 168 Km” worth Rs. 32503.79 million was also referred to theECNEC for further approval. The project envisages construction of 168 kmlong road from Awran to Nal with 7.3 meter width and 2.5 meter shoulders oneither side. The project road starts from Awaran and traverse throughvarious towns. The second project presented in the meeting namely“Dualization & Improvement of Sohawa – Chakwal Road project – 3rd Revised”worth Rs. 7980.475 million was approved in the meeting. The projectenvisages improvement of 66.405 km long existing single carriageway to awidth of 7.3 m and construction of additional 7.3 m wide road.
CDWP cleared three concept clearance proposals namely “ElectricityDistribution Efficiency Improvement Project” worth $ 375.73 million,“Provision of Equipment & Personnel Training Provision to Airport SecurityForce and Pakistan Civil Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)International China” worth Rs. 3272.509 million and the last one namely“Rehabilitation / Up-gradation of Rawal lake Treatment Plan , OldTransmission Pipe and Water Testing Laboratory including Equipment”.
