Islamabad: The government has approved two new development projects worth PKR 196.5 billion to promote connectivity in Eastern Corridor that connects Gwadar and Karachi ports, according to news sources. Additionally, another project for the Hyderabad-Sukkur motorway has also been approved at a cost of PKR 191.47 billion.
The approvals were provided in a meeting, which was presided over by the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan – who also recommended the M-6 project to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at a cost of PKR 92 billion. Under a separate project, the land for the project will be bought by the federal government, whereas the working for original PC-1 will be on the basis of a feasibility study conducted on December 2019. This study proposed cross-subsidy from the Sukkur-Multan motorway for 10 years.
Moreover, the meeting also approved a health project, “Strengthening of Existing DHQs, and selected THQs, RHCs, BHUs. This project will be launched in districts of Awaran, Washuk, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Panjgur, Gwadar and Kech at a cost of PKR 4.997 billion.
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