M RAFIQUE GORAYA

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved widening/ improvement of seven rural roads of the province with an estimated cost of Rs 3963.65 million.

The approval was given in the PPDWP’s 40th meeting of current fiscal year presided over by Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan. Secretary and all members of P&D, Provincial Secretaries concerned, and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.

The approved development schemes included:

1. Widening/improvement of road from Bucha Chattah to Harchoki via Kot Fazla Wazirke Dhargaiwala Botala Jhanda Singh L= 31.50km & Dhargiwala to Alipur Chattah Nokhar Road L=10.65km, Gujranwala at the cost of Rs 721.221 million,

2. Widening/improvement of Single Road from Noorpur Thal to Jhang Road, via Daduwala, Shah Hussain, length 55.00km Tehsil Noorpur Thal, District Khushab at the cost of Rs 595.737 million,

3. Construction of Double Road (Express Way) to connect Sangla Hill Interchange with Tibba Shah Behlol length=11.90kms, Hafizabad at the cost of Rs 436.636 million,

4. Extension and repair of road from G T Road to Bara Gharan via Khokha and Bodla Kotiyam including Puli Nullah Ghaan length 19.82km, Jehlum at the cost of Rs 458.651 million,

5. Construction of Dual Carriageway Road from Kingra to Sialkot (Widening/improvement) length=17.88km, District Sialkot at the cost of Rs 607.278 million,

6. Construction of Carpet Road From Head Faqirian to Kot Momin/Moazzam Abad/Sargodha Road via Right Bank Canal Hujjan Distributory Chak No.16/SB, 15/SB, Tangowali (12’ Feet) length 59.50km, Distt Sargodha at the cost of Rs 717.717 million and

7. Construction of road from Manjipur to Manga Pull (length=24.00km), Sialkot at the cost of Rs 426 million.

The Punjab government has also approved construction of flyover at Shaukat Khanum Chowk along Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Lahore at the cost of Rs 947.314 million.