ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) CDWP approved megaprojects worth billions across Pakistan.
CDWP meeting on Monday, presided over by Deputy Chairman PlanningCommission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, approved eight projects worth Rs 31.4billion and recommended 03 projects worth Rs. 40.22 billion to ECNEC forconsideration.
Projects related to Devolution and Area Development, Energy, Governance,Physical Planning and Housing, Science and Technology, Transport andCommunications, Water Resources were presented in the meeting.
A project related to Devolution and Area Development namely “BaluchistanLivelihood Entrepreneurship Programme” worth Rs 7900 million was approvedin the meeting. The overall objective of the project is to promoteemployment opportunities and sustainability of enterprises in eightdistricts of Baluchistan
Another project related to Energy namely “Provision of Electricity forDhabeji SEZ project Phase-1” worth Rs. 3941.85 million was approved by CDWP.
The main objective of this project is to facilitate the electrification of220 kV Dhabeji SEZ Grid station to supply the ultimate load of 250 MVVunder the applicable provisions of the NEPRA rules and regulations to DSEZ.
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Two projects related to Governance were presented in the meeting. The firstproject was “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and public ResourceManagement Program (TA)” worth Rs. 2828.70 million was approved in themeeting.
A project related to Physical Planning and Housing was presented titled“Sanitary Sewerage System with Treatment Plant for Gilgit City” worth Rs.3363.975 million was approved in the meeting.
Moreover, four projects related to Transport and Communications werepresented in the meeting. First project titled “Special repair of 600Passenger Coaches & 1200 Bogie Wagon” worth Rs 2720 million was approvedand the second project titled “Special Repair of 100 Nos.
Project related to Water Resources namely “Winder Dam Project” worthRs15230.76 million was referred to ECNEC for further approval. A PositionPaper “Construction of Judicial and Administration Complex in MAUVE Area”worth Rs. 537.873 million was also approved by CDWP.
