M RAFIQUE GORAYA

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved 10 development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 29.322 billion.

These schemes were approved in the 72nd meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2016-17 presided over the Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.

Provincial Secretary P&D Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, All Members of the Planning & Development Board, Provincial Secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.

According to P&D spokesman, the approved development schemes included:

1. Punjab Tourism for Economic Growth Project at the cost of Rs 5775.000 million,

2. Development of Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore (Revised) at the cost of Rs 3403.242 million,

3. New Link Connecting Lahore-Multan Motorway with Multan Road, Lahore (from Defence Road to Sharqpur-Jaranwala Road) Package-I at the cost of Rs 7911.483 million,

4. New Link Connecting Lahore-Multan Motorway with Multan Road, Lahore (from Sharqpur-Jaranwala Road to Karachi-Lahore Motorway) Package-II at the cost of Rs 2320.593 million,

5. Extension Service 2.0- Farmer Facilitation through Modernized Extension (Revised) at the cost of Rs 4277.126 million,

6. Establishment of Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan (Phase-II) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 1511.857 million,

7. Construction of District Headquarter Hospital, MB Din (Revised) at the cost of Rs 1156.496 million,

8. Up Gradation of DHQ Hospital Narowal (from 125 Beds to 300 Beds) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 468.487 million,

9. Checking Erosion from RD 458 to 465 Extension Minchin Flood Bund in Dallas Canal Division RY Khan at the cost of Rs 143.260 million and

10. Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Allied Works & Support Services) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 2354.887 million.