Peshawar: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday (March 08) approved a development budget of PKR 30.6 billion for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), news sources reported. The funds will be utilised to fund 27 projects in the industries, higher education, communication and works, health, sports and tourism, Auqaf, social welfare, home and public health engineering sectors.
According to reports, the PDWP meeting presided over by Additional Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah approved the budget for the following projects:
Construction of flood protection walls along Muqam nullah in Mardan, Kurram River, Kasho nullah, Chashma nullah, Speenatangi nullah and Tochi River
Provision of viability gap funds, utility shifting and resettlement for construction of Swat Expressway
Following projects were approved under road infrastructure development and rehabilitation:
Rehabilitation of roads in Karak, Takht-i-Nusrati and Banda Daud Shah
Widening and rehabilitation of Chakia Junglan Sundar-Kalatian road in Mardan
Rehabilitation of Shahkail Pairan road in Mansehra
The forum also approved rehabilitation and widening of Sultankhel Darra roads, Chapper Dara road, Karro Dara road, Bandai Serai Arrimanzai road, Galkorr Karbadai via Shalgah road and construction of a bridge in Sadiqabad village of Dir Upper
Construction of Chuprial Bypass road in Swat
Construction of a road from Gula Jan Kot to Naseebkhel in Tank
Construction of road from Arzikhel to Nazankhel in Tank
Construction of Khwazakhela bypass in Swat Construction of a road to Chilgoza Forest in South Waziristan Blacktopping of roads and construction of different link roads in Wana sub-division South
For the education and sports sector following projects were approved:
Establishment of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Technology (KPUT) in Nowshera
Fata youth skills development
Construction of Zamung Kor in Swat
Hockey turf in Buner, Swabi and Malakand
Grant-in-aid for free education to students of tribal districts
Capacity building and skill development of students of seminaries
Following projects were approved in the infrastructure development domain:
Construction of central police office in Peshawar
Construction of purpose-built facility at Gajju Khan Medical College in Swabi
Sanitation scheme for Gandhari-II union council, Harichand-II union council, Qilla Mardhand, Behram Dheri, Showdag, Gandheri, Hisara Nehri and Abazai in Charsadda district
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