Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday approved nine projects, worth Rs 40 billion, and recommended two projects, worth Rs 55.5 billion, to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consideration.
The CDWP meeting was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan.
Senior officials from the federal and provincial governments were also present in the meeting. The projects related to energy, science and technology, health and water resources were presented in the meeting.
Five projects related to energy were presented and approved in the meeting and these include 'Establishment of Regional Grid in Gilgit-Baltistan Phase-1,' worth Rs 4959.187 million, '220 Kv Nawab Shah Substation,' worth Rs 6291.80 million, '220 Kv Larkana New substations,' worth Rs 6449.40 million, 'Procurement of 220 Kv Mobile Grid station along with the emergency recovery of system and 500 Kv shunt Reactors for Emergency Services,' worth Rs 6978.95 million, and '220 Kv Swabi Substation,' worth Rs 6399.84 million.
A project related to science & technology namely 'Pakistan Research Reactor-3,' worth Rs 4671.050 million, was approved by the CDWP. Another project of science & technology was 'Establishment of Campus, National University of Technology (NUTECH) Islamabad,' worth Rs 2878.610 million, also got approval in the meeting.
Three projects related to health were presented in the meeting. First project titled "Strengthening and up-gradation of the nursing and midwifery sub sector within the health sector in Pakistan," worth Rs 27908.545 million, was recommended to the ECNEC. Second project of was "Establishment of Safe Blood Transfusion Service Project Phase-11," worth Rs 863.367 million, was approved in the meeting. Third project 'Establishment of Medical Device Development Canter at National University of Science & Technology (NUST) Islamabad,' worth Rs 331.12 million, were also approved by the CDWP.
A project related to water & resources titled 'National Program for Enhancing Command area in Barani areas of Pakistan,' worth Rs 27526.369 million, was recommended to ECNEC.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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