Rs22,876mn released for NHA under PSDP so far

09 Feb, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has released Rs. 22,876 million for National Highway Authority under the Public Sector Development Sector (PSDP) till February 4.

Rs. 4,000 million have been released for Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Section (230 km) of Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM), while Rs. 1050 million have been released for 387 km Multan- Sukkur Section of the KLM, an official source told APP Tuesday.

Rs. 2740 million have been released for Thakot to Havelian 120 km (Construction of Phase-I of China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) while Rs 3000 million have been released for land acquisition,he said.

Rs. 800 million,he said, have been released to ensure timely completion of Lowari Tunnel and Access Roads in District Dir. Rs. 400 million have been released for construction of Bridge over Indus River at Qazi Ahmed Amri including Skrand Bypass (Nawab Shah),Rs. 190 m have been released for construction of bridge across River Chinab linking Shorkot and Garh Maharaja in Jhang district.

He said Rs. 440 million have been released for a 57 km section of Faisalabad-Multan Motorway including land acquisition (Multan) (IDB).

Rs. 2560 million have been released for 200 km Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab Section of M-8 while, while for widening and Improvement of Hoshab-Nag-Basima-Surab Highway (N-85) Rs. 2500 have been released,the source said.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2016

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