CDWP clears 10 projects worth Rs87bn

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday cleared a total of 10 development projects worth Rs87.17 billion. The meeting of the CDWP presided over by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal formally approved eight projects with a cumulative cost of Rs18.57bn and referred three other projects worth Rs68.61bn to the Executive Committee of the National Executive Council (Ecnec). The meeting recommended the Recons­truction of Turbat-Mand Road from M-8 to Iranian Border-Radeeq at a cost of Rs20.99bn to Ecnec for approval. The revised project envisages the completion of the 410-meter long and 8.2-meter wide two-lane Niheng Bridge at Rodbun, District Kech, Balochistan. The forum also recommended the Rs29.64bn worth of Construction of Pun Panjgur-Gichak-Awaran Road, District Awaran to Ecnec for approval. The revised project envisages the construction of 228-km long and 7.3-meter wide (3.65-meter wide each) asphaltic carriageway that starts from Panjgur-Gichak-Awaran, District Panjgur & Awaran, in the Southern Baluchistan Region. The project road will connect Gichak with Panjgur, as well as with Karachi via Bela - Hoshab Road.