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*Ten development schemes worth Rs 7.936 billion for Punjab approved

Punjab government on Monday approved 10 development schemes of different development sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 7.936 billion.

These schemes were approved in the 45th meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2013-14 which was presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman Muhammad Irfan Elahi, says Planning and Development spokesman.

Members of the Planning and Development Board, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting.

According to Planning and Development spokesman, the approved development schemes included: Establishment of Public Private Partnership Cell in the Planning and Development department (Revised) at the cost of Rs 879.412 million, Water Resources Development (through Construction of 200 Mini Dams along with Command Area Development) of Potohar Region, Barani Areas of Punjab (Revised 400 Mini Dams) at the cost of Rs 1108.450 million, Establishment of Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot at the cost of Rs 1422.97 million, Widening / Improvement of Sialkot Eminabad Road km No 0/0 to 61/90 length 61.90 km District Sialkot and Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 1044.948 million, Widening / Improvement Sialkot Wazirabad Rasul Nagar Kot Harra Jalalpur Bhattian Road (Section Qadirabad Road to Jalalpur Bhattian), km No 92.00 to 133.09, length 41.09 kms in District Hafizabad (Revised) at the cost of Rs 307.111 million, Construction of Bridge on Rainy Nullah Kahan Jhelum PD Khan Road in km 11-12 Tehsil and PD Khan District Jhelum at the cost of Rs 426.300 million, Widening / Improvement of Head Muhammad Wala to Karam Dad Qureshi Kot Addu Layyah Road Via M M Road along T P link canal length 47.10 km District Muzaffargarh at the cost of Rs 975.270 million, Construction of Khurarianwala By-Pass Road, length 17.38 km District Faisalabad. (Revised) at the cost of Rs 296.639 million, Dualisation and Improvement of Rawat to Kallar Syedan Road km 0/0 to 19/0 length 19 km, District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs 1002.263 million and W/I of Metalled Road from Rawalpindi to Ari Syedan Tehsil Kahuta District Rawalpindi length 15.26 km, District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs 473.073 million.