Lahore: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved nine development schemes in its meeting held for the current fiscal year (FY 2021-22) under the chair of Planning & Development (P&D) Board Chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal, according to the news sources.
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The approved uplift schemes for Punjab are aimed at the uplift of several sectors and are estimated to cost an accumulative PKR 6.750 billion. Following are the details of these projects being launched in Punjab:
- Establishment of Natural History Museum-Lahore (PC-II) at the cost of PKR 17 million
- Establishment of a new small industrial estate in Gujrat at the cost of PKR 1.325 billion
- Widening and carpeting of metal road from Kotla Musa Khan to Kachi Mor and Flyover at Ahmedpur East, District Bahawalpur at the cost of PKR 950 million
- Upgradation of Govt General Hospital in Samanabad area of Faisalabad at the cost of PKR 897.186 million
- Upgradation of DHQ Hospital Bhakkar at the cost of PKR 799.996 million
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- Revised phase-II of Taleem Sab Kay Liay Project at the cost of PKR 825.774 million
- Strengthening ‘technical capability, coherence, coordination and monitoring for sustainable development after COVID-19’ in P&D Board at the cost of PKR 650 million
- Protection of Irrigation Infrastructure and Abadis between RD: 206-224 of Minchin Flood Bund near Ahmad Kuddan at the cost of PKR 1.244 billion
- Review of feasibility studies and design for drainage schemes in the selected area of an irrigation zone, Bahawalpur (PC-II) at the cost of PKR 40.862 million were also approved