Punjab Budget 2020-21: Funds reserved for ring road, other Rawalpindi projects

Rawalpindi: The Punjab government has reserved PKR 100.3 billion for developing 15 mega infrastructure schemes, including the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project, in the city during Fiscal Year 2020-21, according to a news source. The proposals were shared by Punjab Minister for Finance Makhdoom Hashim Javan Bakht during his budget unveiling speech delivered on June 15.

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As per details, the allocation of these funds for mega infrastructural development projects will help Rawalpindi become a model metropolis. Sources also claim that respective departments will lay the foundation stone for these projects between August and October this year.

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Details on these projects and funds earmarked for their development in upcoming fiscal years are as follows:

• PKR 61 billion for construction RRR project
• PKR 920 million for Dadhocha Dam development
• PKR 55 billion for development of Leh Expressway
• PKR 250 million for construction of Chahan Dam Water Supply Scheme
• PKR 50 million for establishing new universities
• PKR 2.5 billion for provision of potable water
• PKR 500 million for construction of a 50-bed hospital on Chakri Road

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Speaking to reporters, Punjab Parliamentary Secretary Chaudhry Adnan said that Rawalpindi has been included among cities featuring low-cost Naya Pakistan Housing Programme (NPHP) developments. He further revealed that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will lay the project’s foundation stone this year.