Rs149.723mn allocated to Petroleum Ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Public Sector Development Programme(PSDP) features no new projects for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources for the financial year 2011-12.

The ministry has been allocated only Rs 149.723 million for its seven ongoing projects.

According to the PSDP, the allocations for the ongoing schemes include total of Rs 43.340 million for the construction of Petroleum House, G-5 Islamabad, Rs 12 million for strengthening and capacity building of Mineral Wing, Rs 38.676 million for upgradation and strengthening of Geosciences Advance Research Laboratories, GSP Islamabad, Rs 47.457 million for Accelerated Geological Mapping and Geochemical Exploration of the Outcrop Area of Pakistan, Rs 0.750 million for Review and Updation of National Mineral Policy, Rs 5 million for National Coal Policy and Rs 2.500 million for Tharcoal Gasification District Tharparkar, Sindh.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011