ISLAMABAD, Mar. 07 (APP): Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) here on Wednesday approved Up gradation / Extension of NTDC’s Telecommunication and SCADA System at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 11,638 million.
The committee which was chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at PM Office also approved the project of establishment of 200-bed Center of Excellence for Obstetrics & Gynecology at Rawalpindi (Revised) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 5,301.41 million.
ECNEC further approved Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP)-IFAD assisted (Revised-II) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 7,565.78 million. The project aims at increasing the household income, employment opportunities, vocational and enterprise training with focus on women, provision of low cost housing and community infrastructure development for the people of Southern Punjab.
Other projects including Construction of Northern Bypass of Dera Ghazi Khan (18.9 km) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 4,874.225 million and Improvement & Widening of Chitral – Boomi – Mastuj – Shandur Road (153 km) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 16,755.5 million were also approved in the meeting.
The projects of construction, land acquisition, affected properties compensation and relocation of utilities for Dualization of Rawalpindi – Kahuta Road (28.4 Km) including 4 Lane Bridge over Sihala Railway Pass, Sihala Bypass & Kahuta Bypass at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 13,012.13 million.
The committee approved the construction of Ziarat Mor-Kach-Harani Road (107.2 Km) and Harnai-Sanjavi Road (55.1 Km) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 8,379.075 million which aims at connecting Balochistan to Punjab.
The committee also approved Land acquisition, affected properties compensation and relocation of utilities for KKH Phase-I CPEC (Havelian-Thakot) Project (120.12 Km) – (Revised) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 12,606.62 million.
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