PDWP okays 36 projects of Rs.23098mn, 4 deferred

F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) held its meeting under the Chairmanship of Dr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) P&D Department here Wednesday.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Zahir Shah, Secretary P&D Department, its members  and respective administrative Secretaries.

The forum considered 36 projects pertaining to different sectors including Agriculture, Food, Energy & Power, Health, Water E&SE, Building, Urban Development, Roads and Sports sectors for the uplift of the province. The forum approved 32 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 23098.616 million, while four projects were deferred due to inadequate design.

The approved projects of agricultural sector were “Improvement of Existing  Livestock Breeding Farms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Agriculture Technology Enhancement Activities (ATEA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (USAID Assisted)” while the approved projects in the Energy & Power sector approved projects were “Purchase of Land and PMU Balakot HPP 300 MW (20% HDF 80% ADB), Detail Design and Construction of Mujahidin HPP (6.5 MW) at Barandoo river District Torghar with Transmission lines (HDF Funded),” respectively.

The approved projects of Health sector were “Upgrdadation of DHQ Hospital, Abbotabad. Up-gradation of BHU Sard Cheena to RHC, Purchase of Land for Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi,”.

The projects approved in the water sector were included “Improvement of Sholgra  Canal System district Charsadda, Removal of deficiencies in Gomal Zam Dam Project, Construction and Improvement of Flood Protection Bund / Canal Patrol Road and Irrigation Channels in District Bannu,”.

In Elementary & Secondary Education sector approved project was “Construction of 100 Students Hostels in Government Higher Secondary School Gagra District Buner”.

In the Building sector approved project was “Construction of office Building for Chief Engineer PHED”.

The approved projects of Urban Development sector were “Up gradation/ Development of surrounding areas of Ring Road from Pajjagi Road to Warsak Road Peshawar, Internal Roads Rehabilitation Project in Peshawar City. (SDG), Improvement of Municipal Roads in Urban Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar Uplift Programme SH: Acquisition of land for solid waste fill”.

The projects approved in the road sector were the “Widening, Improvement and BT of Swari, Dewana Baba road (11 Km) including RCC Bridge at Tangu, District Buner, Improvement / construction of 4 km road from Kirai to Mole Sar, Tehsil Besham

District Shangla, Improvement / construction of 6 km road from Sasobay to Kormang, Shangla, Construction of Shahtoot Road, Tehsil Besham, District Shangla, Construction of Thalikot Bridge at Jhari Kass Road, District Haripur, Construction of Road namely Kohistangat Saidu Sharif to Loe Banr District Swat, Construction of roads a) Mohari to Akhun Bandi Bridge b) Durnian to Thipra to Mirupur Kahal road c) Talhad village road and d) Badshaia to Rehana Maira road District Haripur, F/S, Design and Construction / Improvement and BT of Thakot-Banna Road via Kar Kally Koz Cheena District Battagram, F/S, Design and Rehabilitation of C&W roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,  Construction/ Widening / Rehabilitation / Dualization of C&W Roads in KP, Upgradation & Strengthening of C&W Roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, F/S, Design and Construction of Barthan to Kasala Bara Road, District Abbottabad (8 kms), F/S, Design, BT and Extension of road from Sujal Kot to Thesi (8 Km), Abbottabad”.  The sports sector projects of the “Establishment of Sports Complex in Swat, Art Academy at Peshawar and Culture Complexes at Divisional level were also approved by the PDWP.