The government has allocated Rs 22,877 million for 37 development projects of the Pakistan Railways in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2012-13.
According to budgetary documents released on Friday, Rs 2,000 million have been allocated for procurement/manufacture of 50 DE locomotives, Rs 5,739 for procurement/manufacture of 202 new design passenger carriage (revised) (China), Rs 2,500 million for replacement of old and obsolete signal gear from Lodhran Khanewal-Shahdara Bagh mainline section, Rs 1,000 million for rehabilitation of 27 diesel electric locomotives, Rs 1,000 million for special repair of 150 locomotives, Rs 1,041 million for the replacement of metal sleepers and track renewal on Lodhran-Shahdara section, and Rs 8,000 million for replacement of three brake down/rescue cranes and procurement of five sets of relief train equipment.
Rs 325m allocated for Ports and Shipping: The government has earmarked Rs 325 million for the Ports and Shipping Division in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2012-13. According to budgetary document released on Friday, Rs 200 million have been allocated for the construction of Eastaby Expressway to link Gwadar Port with the national road network and Rs 125 million allocated for stock assistant survey programme in EEZ of Pakistan through charting of fisheries research vessel and capacity building of marine fisheries department.
