LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved five development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 5980.739 million.
These schemes were approved in the 49th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of the current fiscal year 2017-18 presided over the Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.
The approved development schemes included: Rs. 2252.029 million upgradation of Radiology / Specialties Departments in Services Hospital, Rs. 3149.923 million establishment of Punjab Public Health Agency (PPHA), and the procurement of Automated Finger Print Identification System (AFIS) for Punjab Forensic Science Agency at the cost of Rs. 495.000 million.
Similarly, construction of 09 No. Stone Studs to Protect Village Abadies (Manjotha, Sewage, Sasti and Sangi) from Flood Flows of Sanghar Hill Torrent at the cost of Rs. 68.932 million and construction of diversion structures on River Jhelum Near Gaga Village Tehsil Bhera, Sargodha at the cost of Rs. 14.855 million is also included in the uplift schemes.