ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has purposed Rs 73 billion for ongoing and new projects in the next Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for fiscal year 2018-19.
“We have purposed Rs 70.500 billion for ongoing projects while Rs 2.500 billion for new projects” official sources told APP here.
They said that Rs 5,861 million had been purposed for procurement of 585 Hopper Wagons and 20 bogie brake vans for coal transportation.
“We have also purposed Rs 8,863 million for procurement of 780 High Capacity Bogie (Hopper) wagons and 20 bogie brake vans for transportation coal” they said. They said that Rs 6558.524 million has been purposed for rehabilitation of 27 HGMU-30 class diesel electric locomotives.
A sum of Rs 7,142.102 million has been purposed for rehabilitation of rolling stock, tack, repairing of 800 coaches, 2,000 wagons and acquisition of land for railway container yard, station and railway line from sea port to coastal highway at Gwadar respectively.
The official said that 1,703.5 million has also been suggested in the PSDP for doubling of existing track from Port Qasim to bin Qasim Station , feasibility study to connect Gwadar with Karachi, and feasibility from Gwadar to Besima and from Besima to Jacobabad via Khuzdar.
The sources said that Rs 11,022.634 million has been purposed for preliminary design for up-gradation of main line (ML-1), establishment of dry-port near Havelian under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and hiring of design vetting consultations and reopening of rail car from Kohat to Rawalpindi on experimental basis.
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