Punjab Minister for Communication and Works, Chaudhry Zaheer-ud-Din has said that Rs 14.300 billion have been earmarked during the current fiscal year for the road sector. The target for the construction of 600-km long new roads and widening of 700-km long existing roads had been fixed, he added.
He was presiding over a high-level meeting to review the Annual Development Programme of Communication and Works Department at his office here on Monday. Secretary C&W Muhammad Ahsan, Additional Secretary (Technical) Masood Rasool, Chief Engineer Highway (North & South) Superintending Engineers and Xens also attended the meeting.
The meeting was informed that out of a total of 641 schemes in road sector, 200 schemes had been fully funded, which would be completed during the current fiscal year. It was informed that 597 schemes would continue during the current fiscal year while 47 new schemes would also be launched.
About 10-feet wide roads would be widened up to 20-feet while 12-feet wide road would be widened up to 24-feet, the meeting was apprised. He directed officers to ensure quality of schemes at every cost besides timely completion of development schemes and warned that any negligence would not be tolerated.
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