ISLAMABAD-The Central Development Working Party Meeting (CDWP) Monday approved six development projects at a total estimated cost of Rs52 billion, including four projects related to the restoration and revamping of rivers and nullahs in Karachi.
The Central Development Working Party meeting was chaired by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan. Secretary Planning Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, senior officials from Planning Commission and federal ministries/divisions also participated in the meeting while representatives from provincial governments participated through video conference. Projects related to transport & communications and water resources were presented in the CDWP meeting.
CDWP approved four projects worth Rs 35.69 billion presented in the meeting by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). First project presented namely “Restoration & Revamping of Mehmodabad Nullah and its Tributaries” worth Rs 8657.42 million, second project namely “Restoration & Revamping of Gujar Nullah” worth Rs. 9982.26 million, third project namely “Restoration & Revamping of Orangi Nullah” worth Rs. 9056.20 million, and the last project titled “Restoration & revamping of Lyari & Malir Rivers with Associated Tributaries” worth Rs. 8003.66 million were presented by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Two projects related to transport & communications worth Rs. 16.27 billion were presented in the meeting. First project namely “Construction of Black Top Road from Duki to Chamalang (105 km) with Link Road (55 Km)” worth Rs 6518.812 million was approved in the meeting. The project envisages construction of 2 lane, 7.3m wide and 105km long single carriageway from Duki to Chamalang with 2 meter shoulders on each side. The main road passes through Nana Sahib, Gumbaz, and Shah Wali Landi Mirkhan and terminates at Chamalang coal mines. Second project presented in the meeting titled “Widening, improvement and reconstruction of road from Khani Cross to Ziarat (70 km) and Ziarat to Sanjani (64 km)” worth Rs. 9752.375 million was approved by the CDWP meeting.