The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved two development schemes of Higher Education and Roads Sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 1,621.26 million while five schemes of Roads Sector an amount of Rs. 37,200.671 million have been recommended to Federal for inclusion in Public Sector Development Program (PSDP).
These schemes were approved in the 72nd meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2021-22 presided over by Chairman Planning & Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal.
The approved development schemes included Provision of 23 Buses and 10 Coasters in 13 Boys & Girls Associate Colleges in District Rahim Yar Khan at the cost of Rs. 490.400 million, Re-Construction / Rehabilitation of road from Kuttia Farm to Rerka Baqir Chowk via Nawan Lok, Chaito and Jajja Mor i/c Links Bhoa Hassan, Dhunni Khurd, Kuttia Farm to Phalia Bherowal Road Via Burj Bakhat, Musa Kalan to Waryaam Kadhar Road, Kot Pindi Wala to Jang Busal, Dera Shanawar Sultan Kot Pindi Wala and Sadiq Abad to Khairywal Via Mailo Kohna and Matto Shareef. Length=45.65 Kms, Tehsil Phalia, District Mandi Bahauddin (Revised) at the cost of Rs. 1,130.860 million while Construction of Metalled Road from Kharar Buzdar to Bewata (24-Ft Wide) Length=38.00 Km District DG Khan at the cost of Rs. 2,685.057 million, Widening / Improvement / Rehabilitation / Reconstruction of Khanewal – Kabirwala – Jhang Road upto District Boundary Khanewal including Link to Motorway (M-4) Length=61.57 Km District Khanewal at the cost of Rs. 3,730.221 million, Dualization of Road from Karam Dad Qureshi (N-70) to Layyah Length=103.00 Km District Muzaffargarh & Layyah at the cost of Rs. 23,342.000 million and Dualization of Road from Chandni Chowk to Dera Nawab Chowk to N-5 (Pakki Pull) Via Mehrab Wala Length=52.50 Km District Bahawalpur at the cost of Rs. 7,443.393 million have been cleared and recommended to federal for its inclusion in Public Sector Development Program (PSDP).
Provincial Secretary P&D Mujahid Sherdil, all Members of the Planning & Development Board, Provincial Secretaries of concerned departments, and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.