LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved seven development schemes of various Development Sectors, with an estimated cost of Rs. 14731.262 million.

These schemes were approved in the 23rd meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2015-16 presided over by the Punjab Chairman P&D Board Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.

According to Spokesman for P&DD, the approved development schemes included: Water Supply Pipeline Extensions Proposed on the existing schemes, District Bahalpur at the cost of Rs. 713.670 million, Project Preparation for Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program (PIAIP) (PC-II) at the cost of Rs. 1017.000 million, Construction of Papin Dam, Tehsil and District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs. 6023.873 million, Widening / Improvement of Road from Kadhala to Malki via Aach to Ghulam Chowk to Kharana Tehsil Kharian L=16.27 km, Gujrat at the cost of Rs. 295.790 million, Widening / Improvement of Lahore Jaranwala Faisalabad, Jhang Bhakkar Darya Khan Art-3 road from km No. 271.82 to 379.64 length 107.82 km District Bhakkar (Revised) at the cost of Rs. 2116.184 million, Construction of High Level Bridge Over River Jhelum at Langarwala Pattan to Sahiwal in Sargodha & Khushab at the cost of Rs. 2195.071 million and Construction of Road and High Level Bridge between District Mianwali and Jand (District Attock) (Revised) at the cost of Rs. 2369.674 million.