The Punjab government on Thursday approved nine development schemes worth Rs 15558.369 million. The schemes include Irrigation Sector with an estimated cost of Rs 12007.240 million for “Punjab Irrigation System Improvement Project (PISIP) PK-P59 (2nd Revised)”. Eight other development schemes of various sectors of the economy were also approved worth Rs 3551.129 million in the 29th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party of current financial year 2012-13 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman Javaid Aslam.
Planning and Development Secretary Arif Anwar Baloch, members of the Planning and Development Board and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also participated in the meeting. The approved development schemes included: Construction of Sewerage Scheme Renala City, District Okara at the cost of Rs 314.972 million, Punjab Water and Sanitation Academy, Lahore (Revised) at the cost of Rs 421.885 million, Geophysical Survey for Exploration of Metallic Minerals in the Pre-Cambrian Shield Rocks in Punjab (PC-II) at the cost of Rs 65.850 million.
The schemes also include completion of Balance work of Package-A Part-A (Rehabilitating Lower Chenab Canal System) (Main Line Upper RD 0+000 to 69+000),District Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 74.957 million and the Construction of the Punjab Judicial Academy at Lahore at the cost of Rs 743.758 million.
Installation of Weigh Bridge at Lahore Ring Road at the cost of Rs 264.872 million, Widening/Improvement of road from link Chiniot Jhang Road (Adda Chamra Morr) to Pull Chimbranwali, length=27.50 Km, District Jhang at the cost of Rs 238.880 million and Widening/Improvement of Bahawalnagar-Haroonabad Road, length: 53km, District Bahawalnagar (2nd Revised) at the cost of Rs 1425.955 million.
