Islamabad: The National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Monday (February 21) decided to monitor the progress of all the foreign-funded development projects (FFPs) through satellites and remote sensing, news sources reported. Under the policy, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission’s (Suparco) will render its services to the government of Pakistan to physically monitor the progress of the project.
According to Economic Affairs Minister Omar Ayub Khan, the government has devised a three-tier approach to improve the pace with which the project is completed on schedule. Satellites will be used to physically monitor the projects, financial audits will be performed, and Gantt charts will be created to measure progress. All projects that have been declared fast track will be prioritised for financing under the financial audit process. The approach would aid in the monitoring of 34 projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) worth USD 3.65 billion supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Union, World Bank, China, France, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, the committee also discussed progress on various development projects across the country:
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