NHA to get PKR 6.88bn for road infrastructure projects

Islamabad: The Federal Government has decided to allocate PKR 6.88 billion for 10 new road and infrastructure projects in the upcoming Fiscal year 2021-22 budget, according to media reports. There would also be a supplementary allocation of PKR 5 billion for three packages.

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As far as the new schemes are concerned, it includes rehabilitation of infrastructure and construction of new roads details of which are as follows;

• A Bridge over River Indus at Ghazi Ghat on N-70
• Malakand Tunnel (Phase-I)
• Sui-Kashmore Dual Carriageway that will connect the Sukkur-Multan Motorway.

Improvement projects details are as follows:

• Chitral-Booni-Mashtuj-Shandur corridor expansion and up-gradation (CPEC)
• Dualization and upgrade of the current N-50 from Yarik to Sagu-Zhob, including a 210-kilometre Zhob Bypass.
• Improvement and widening of N-45 (130.22 km)
• Upgradation and widening of Quetta-Dhadhar Section of N-65 (118.322 km)
• Swabi interchange Ring Road widening

PKR 5 billion packages will include construction of:

• Jhal Jhao-Awaran Road
• Gilgit-Shandur Road
• Hoshab-Awaran-Khuzdar section of M-8 section, Awaran-Naal (168 km)

As far as the ongoing projects are concerned, the PKR 107.08 billion are set aside to be spent on 25 projects during the fiscal year 2021-22.

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According to a senior executive of the National Highway Authority (NHA), the body has asked PKR 200 billion for current and future projects. However, the government has only allocated a PKR 119 billion budget.