Central Development Working Party (CDWP) today (Friday) would consider 10 projects of energy sector worth Rs 54 billion, 13 projects worth Rs 28.32 billion of water resources, 20 projects of transport and communication amounting to Rs 204.9 billion and eight projects of industry and commerce worth Rs 36.6 billion.
Similarly the CDWP would also consider two projects worth Rs 5.46 billion of agriculture sector, one project costing Rs 1694.93 million of education, nine projects worth Rs 19.43 billion of Physical Planning and Housing, one project worth 2.76 billion of Manpower and others of Culture & Sports, Mass Media, Science and Technology and Higher Education.
Some projects would be supported by World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and USAID Grants. Similarly soft loan, Japan social development fund, French loan, Multi-tranche Financing Facility and Italian soft loan would also given for the projects. The CDWP would discuss almost 59 projects for approval and recommendation for the Executive Committee of the National Council (Ecnec).
About energy sector, according to official documents, the CDWP would consider Detail design and construction of Multan hydro Power Project (84MW) District Swat costing Rs 15.14 billion, construction of Lawi Hydropower Project (69.0 MW) District Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa worth Rs 12.24 billion, Replacement of Conventional Street Lights with Light Emitting DIOE(LED) Lights at Islamabad(ADB funding and CDA self financing)of Rs 6.524 billion, Long Term Operation of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (LTOK)(Revised) of Rs 868.197 million, PC-II for joint Pre-project feasibility and design Study of a large size power plant of Rs 1.139 billion, 26MW Shagarthang, Hydropower Project, District Skardu (Revised)(ADB funding) of Rs 4.843 billion, 04 MW hydel Power Project Thak Chilas (Revised)(ADB funding) of Rs 1.282 billion, Establishment of 48 MW Jagran-11 Hydro Electric Power Station(Phase-2) District Neelum in AJK(Revised)(French Loan) of Rs 7.056 billion and others.
The CDWP would also consider projects relating to Industry and Commerce including Expansion of Pakistan Steel's Production Capacity up to 1.5 Million Tons per year worth Rs 30.45 billion, Establishment of Provincial Training Centre for Mine Workers and Emergency Response Training Quetta (Government of Australia) costing Rs 1.15 billion, Up-gradation of NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology (NFC IET) Facilities, at Multan worth of Rs 100 million, Development of Infrastructure in Various Estates of Sindh Industrial Trading Estates (SITE) Limited Rs 2 billion and others. Similarly, CDWP would also discussed projects about Transport & Communication including Construction of Bridge Across River Indus Linking Jheruk with Mulla Katiar of at Hyderabad & Thatta Rs 5.883 billion, Hasanabdal-Havellian-Mansehra Expressway E-35 (110 KM) ADB 88.9% of Rs 46.81 billion, Construction of Interchange at Aziz Chowk, Gujranwala (N-5) of Rs 2.35 billion, Improvement and Widening of N-45 (141 KM)
Section-1: Chakdara - Timargara, Section-2: Akhagram - Dir Section- 3: Kalkatak - Chitral of Rs 9.202 billion, Lowari, Tunnel and Access Roads Project Modified as a Road Tunnel of 18.132 billion, Rehabilitation of Rolling Stock and Track in Connection with Bail out Package of Rs 4.66 billion, Doubling of Track from Lodhran to Khanewal via Multan Cantt. (Revised) of Rs 3.678 billion, Rehabilitation of Track on Lahore - Lalamusa Section with New Signalling and Telecommunication System of Rs 17.11 billion, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Road Development Sector & Sub Regional Connectivity Project (ADB Assisted) of 13.3 billion and others.
Flood Schemes including Post Flood Reconstruction/ Replacement Projects in Communication Sector FATA Sub Head: Southern FATA (North & South Waziristan) of Rs 977.314 million, Post Flood Reconstruction/ replacement Projects in Communication Sector FATA (Sub-Northern FATA & FR's)(Bajaur, Khyber Agencies FR's Peshawar/ Kohat/Bannu and Tank) of Rs 515 million and Post Flood Reconstruction/ replacement Projects in Communication Sector FATA Sub-Head: Central FATA (Kurram and Orakzai Agencies) of Rs 640.695 million and others.
The projects about flood areas and Water resources are Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project of Rs 12.77 billion, Rehabilitation and Restoration of Water Management Infrastructures, Office Buildings and Land Development and Purchase/Repair of Machinery in Flood Affected Areas in Naseerabad, Jaffarabad, Jhal Magsi, Sibi, Kachi, Ziarat, Loralai, Killa Saifullah, Harnai, Zhob, Kohlu, Barkhan and Musakhail Dist of Balochistan of Rs 1.217 billion and others.