ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approvedtwo projects worth Rs3.25 billion and agreed on one concept clearanceproposal worth Rs808 million under the Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA).

The committee meeting was held with Deputy Chairman Planning CommissionMohammad Jehanzeb Khan in the chair.

According to details, the CDWP approved a project related to waterresources, namely ‘Construction of Small Storage/Delay Action Dam inDistrict Khuzdar, Balochistan’, worth Rs3.05 billion.

The project aims to ensure the storage of floodwater, protection ofagriculture lands located at the downstream of proposed dams, providesafety against flood damages, and will improve the socio-economicconditions of the people in the area. The scope of this project envisagesconstruction of 10 small dams at different locations in District Khuzdar,Balochistan.

Meanwhile, the CDWP approved a project related to devolution and areadevelopment, namely ‘Tor Ghar Integrated Development Project’, worthRs202.80 million.

The project aims to make the area accessible for the local administrationby providing better infrastructure facilities (DWSS, irrigation channels)and alternate sources of income through good agriculture practices andnatural resources management, which will improve living standards of thepeople at grassroots level and also create an environment conducive foreconomic development.

Moreover, the forum also approved a concept clearance proposal under JICA,namely ‘Upgradation and Modernisation of the Flood Forecasting & WarningSystem for Lai Nullah Basin in Islamabad-Rawalpindi’, worth Rs808.00million.