Punjab approves 22 schemes worth Rs 34b

The Punjab government on Tuesday has approved 22 development schemes with an estimated cost of Rs 34,038.914 million.

These schemes were approved in the 38th meeting of Provincial Development working Party of current fiscal year 2013-14 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman Muhammad Irfan Elahi, says P&D spokesman.

According to P&D spokesman, the approved development schemes included:  Establishment of 60 Bedded Hospital at Sabzazar Scheme Lahore at the cost of Rs 287.502 million, construction of Metro Bus Transit System for Lahore-Ferozepur Road Corridor, Package-II construction of MTS From Kalma Chowk to Qartaba Chowk (Elevated Section) length; 4.9 km (Revised) at the cost of Rs 5966.902 million, Lahore Ring Road (Package-10) construction of interchange at GT Road (Revised) at the cost of Rs 1929.595 million, Lahore Ring Road construction of road portion from Niazi Chowk to Mehmood Booti (Package-3) (2nd Revised) at the cost of Rs 3212.651 million, Lahore Ring Road (Package 11A) widening and improvement of Ghazi Road from Package-11 of LRRP to Rehman Villas including improvement of Bhatta Chowk at the cost of Rs 213.106 million, Lahore Ring Road construction of Link to GT Road at Daroghawala (Package-13A) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 288.468 million, Lahore Ring Road construction of interchange at Bedian Road (length;1.40 km) (4th Revised) (Package-15) at the cost of Rs 2185.002 million, Lahore Ring Road construction of road portion from Bedian Road Intersection to Khaira Distributary (2nd Revised) (Package-16) at the cost of Rs 868.202 million, Lahore Ring Road Construction of road along Khaira Distributary from Package 17 to Ferozepur Road (length 3.16 km) (2nd Revised) at the cost of Rs 496.450 million, construction of Kasur By-Pass connecting Ferozepur Road with Depalpur Road (length 9.6 Km) at the cost of Rs 1541.000 million, improvement of Maulana Shaukat Ali Road to Multan Road via Kareem Block Market at the cost of Rs 1765.435 million and construction of Link connecting Motorway at Shahpur Kanjran to Raiwind Road and Khayaban-e-Jinnah Lahore at the cost of Rs 2314.570 million