The government of Pakistan released Rs 11.593 billion for National Highway Authority (NHA) under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) till October 30.
According to official sources, Rs 4 billion have been released for Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Section (230 km) of Karachi-Lahore Motorway, while Rs 1050 million have been released for 387 km Multan- Sukkur Section of the KLM.
Rs 1.370 billion have been released for Thakot to Havelian 120 km (Construction of Phase-I of China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) while Rs 1 billion have been allocated for Land acquisition, the official said.
Rs 400 million, he said, have been released to ensure timely completion of Lowari Tunnel and access roads in Dir district. Rs 200 million have been released for construction of bridge over Indus River at Qazi Ahmed Amri including Skrand Bypass (Nawab Shah), Rs 190 million have been released for construction of bridge across River Chinab linking Shorkot and Garh Maharaja in Jhang district.
He said that Rs 220 million have been released for a 57 km section of Faisalabad-Multan Motorway including Land Acquisition (Multan) (IDB).
Rs 560 million have been released for 200 km Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab Section of M-8 while, while for widening and Improvement of Hoshab-Nag-Basima-Surab Highway (N-85) Rs 500 million have been released, the source said.
