ISLAMABAD – National Highway Authority (NHA) has been striving to upgradeand expand road infrastructure in Balochistan to bring the providence atpar with the developed areas of the country, an official of NHA told APP.
The official said that for construction of Zhob-Kuchlak Road part of ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor, Rs 6000 million had been allocated under thePublic Sector Development Programme (PDSP) 2019-20, out of which Rs 3000million had been issued.
For construction of two-lane highway from Basima to Khuzdar, he said, Rs2000 million had been allocated in PSDP out of which Rs 1000 million hadbeen released so far. The total cost of the project would be Rs 19,188million and till June 30 ,2019 Rs 1500 million had been spent on theproject.
Similarly, he said, Rs 2000 million had been allocated under PSDP forwidening and strengthening of about 32 kilometers Rakhi-Gajj section ofN-70 out of which, Rs 330 million had been issued so far.
Total cost of the project is Rs 22,994 million and till June 30, Rs 14914had been spent. He said Rs 1000 million had been earmarked for constructionof black top road Yakmach-Kharan road out of which Rs 500 million had beenissued.
Total estimated cost of the project is Rs 13,758 million, out of which Rs3406 million had been spent by end of previous fiscal year.
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He said that Rs 1000 million had been set aside for dualization andimprovement of Yarik-Sagu-Zhob section of N-50 CPEC western alignment outof which Rs 500 million have been released.
The total cost of the project is Rs 76,488 million and Rs 2972 millionexpenditure had been occurred by June 30. He said Rs 5000 million have beenallocated for construction of 321 kilometre Hoshab-Awaran-Khuzdar sectionof Ratto Dero- Gawadar Motorway.
He said that for rehabilitation and upgradation and widening of Quetta-Dhadhar Section of N-65 (118.322 km), Rs 500 million have been allocatedout of which Rs 250 million have been issued. For construction of DeraMurad Jamali Bypass Rs 250 million have been allocated, out of which 125million have been issued so far.
For widening , improvement & rehabilitation of remaining portion fromNational Highway N-25, Kararo – Wadh Section, Rs 350 million have beenallocated out of which Rs 175 million have been issued, he said. Forconstruction of Lakpass-Noushki section, Rs 1500 million have beenallocated, he said.—APP
