Central Development Working Party okays 4 projects for Balochistan

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Tuesday cleared four development projects at an estimated cost of Rs36.22 billion in the areas of water resources, housing and communications in Balochistan to secure much-delayed international financial assistance from multilateral lenders committed under Geneva pledges for post-flood rehabilitation and reconstruction. The meeting of the CDWP was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr Jehanzeb Khan to take up only post-flood projects involving donor pledges and approved one project on its own and recommended three others to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval. All four pertained to Balochistan and are funded by the World Bank. All four projects pertained to post-flood reconstruction and rehabilitation initiatives in Balochistan.