The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved as many as six development projects at the cost of Rs 10.3 billion and recommended two projects valued at Rs 30.86 billion to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec).

The CDWP met with Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan in the chair Thursday. Planning Secretary Zafar Hasan and senior officials from federal and provincial governments were also present in the meeting.

The projects related to energy, physical planning & housing, science & technology, transport & communication and education were presented in the meeting.

Two projects related to energy were presented in the meeting. First project titled "220kV Haripur substation" at cost of Rs 3,626.54 million was approved in the meeting. The main objective of the project is construction of Haripur Grid Station at 220 kV level along with associated transmission line to meet the additional load demand and voltage profile improvement of Hattar Special Economic Zone region which falls under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The second project of energy was "Evacuation of Power from 330 MW Siddiq Sons Energy Coal Fired Power Plant at Thar" at cost of Rs 2,354.32 million and it was also approved in the meeting.

Two projects related to physical planning & housing were presented in the meeting. First project titled "Construction of 15 Superintendent of Police Residence in Sector H-11, Islamabad" valued at Rs 151.971 million and second project namely "Construction of 04 police stations in various sectors of Islamabad" at cost of Rs 150.836 million were approved by the CDWP.

A project related to science & technology was presented namely "National Electronics Complex of Pakistan (NECOP) phase-1" at cost of Rs 17.92 billion and it was referred to the Ecnec.

Two projects related to transport & communication were presented in the meeting. First project namely "Construction of Road from Sibi Talli (20 kms) and Kohala Rakhni (80 kms)" worth Rs 4,000 million was approved by the CDWP. The project envisages construction and widening of 116km long existing road from Sibi Talli (25 km) and Kohlu- Rakhni (91 kms) to a width of 24ft with 6ft shoulders on each side. The second project was "Construction of Lodhran-Multan Section (North bound 62 kms) of N-5 and construction of 02 flyovers at railway crossing on Lodhran Bypass" worth Rs 12.95 billion and it was referred to Ecnec.