The meeting was held on Friday under
the Chairmanship of Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Dr Nadeem ul Haque. Of
the 79 projects: 60 projects relate to Infrastructure Sector costing Rs 317.863
billion, 17 projects of Social Sector costing Rs 22.509 billion, two projects
in other sectors costing Rs 3.098 billion.
The CDWP is authorised to approve
projects costing up to Rs one billion. However, 35 projects, each costing over
Rs one billion, were recommended to ECNEC for consideration, approval, After 18th
Amendment to the Constitution, the Federal government has focused on
implementation of infrastructure projects, being its primary responsibility. In
this sector, important projects of Transport and Communication like “Hasanabdal,
Havelian, Mansehra Expressway E-35 (110 KM) ADB” costing Rs 46.8 billion, “Lowari
Tunnel and Access Roads Project Modified as a Road Tunnel” costing Rs 18.1
billion, “Rehabilitation of Track on Lahore, Lalamusa Section with New
Signaling and Telecommunication System” costing Rs 18.0 billion, “Modernisation
of Gaddani Ship Breaking and Recycling Industry and Development of Allied
Facilities at Gaddani” costing Rs 11.4 billion and “Improvement and Widening of
N-45 (141 KM) Section-1, Chakdara, Timargara Section – 2, Akhagram, Dir Section
– 3, Kalkatak, Chitral” costing Rs 9.2 billion were considered, recommended by
the CDWP.
Similarly, addressing energy crisis the
country, important projects like “Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project (90
percent by World Bank 10 percent by sponsors own sources)” costing Rs 79.488
billion, “Detail Design and Construction of Matiltan Hydropower Project (84 MW)
District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” costing Rs 15.1 billion, “Detailed Design
and Construction of Lawi Hydropower Project Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”
costing Rs 12.2 billion, “Establishment of 48 MW Jagran-II Hydro Electric Power
Station (Phase-II), District Neelum in AJK (Revised) (French Loan)” costing Rs 7.0
billion and four Grid Station located in Balochistan and Punjab were also
considered. These projects will generate about 200 MW electricity after
completion. For improving and conserving water resources in the country, nine
projects of water sector costing over Rs 12.0 billion were considered by CDWP
mainly “Bazai Irrigation Project Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, “Remodeling of SMB Link
Canal and Enhancing Capacity Mailsi Syphon, at Bahawalpur District and
“Channelization of Deg Nullah from Muridke Narowal Road to Outfall (Punjab ADP).”
Moreover, CDWP advised the executing agencies to float projects on BoT basis to
involve private sector in the development process of the country.
For rehabilitation and reconstruction
of flood-affected areas, seven development schemes costing Rs 5.5 billion were
approved. These projects include “Construction and Rehabilitation of Road
Infrastructure Damaged due to Flood and Heavy Rain 2010,”
“Rehabilitation and Restoration of
Water Management Infrastructure, Office
Buildings Land
Development and Purchase, Repair of Machinery in Flood Affected Areas of
Balochistan,” “Post Flood Reconstruction, Replacement Projects in FATA (Southern FATA Communication Sector),”
“Post Flood Reconstruction, Replacement
Projects in FATA (Central FAT) Communication Sector (Kurram and Orakzai
Agencies),” “Post Flood Reconstruction, Replacement Projects in Communication
Sector FATA (Sub-Northern FATA & FR’s) (Bajaur, Khyber Agencies FR’s
Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu and Tank),” “Rehabilitation, Reconstruction of the
Damaged Caused by 2010, Flood to Water Sector Infrastructure (Flood, Irrigation
and Drainage)” and “Post Flood Reconstruction, Replacement of Projects in P.H.E
Sector FATA.”
Physical Planning and Housing Sector
projects include “Municipal Services Delivery Programme (MSDP)” in Sindh and
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa costing over Rs 15.0 billion to be implemented with USAID
foreign assistance of Rs 13.0 billion.
Twelve projects of Higher Education
Commission costing about Rs 20.0 billion were approved, recommended. Main
projects include “Indigenous PhD Fellowships for 5000 Scholars, HEC” costing Rs
9.9 billion, “Master Leading to PhD Scholarship Programme (Indigenous and
Overseas) for the Students of Balochistan (HEC) (Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan
Package),” “Development of Infrastructure at Lasbela University of Agriculture,
Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal Balochistan.” “Development of Malakand University ,
Chakdara, Dir (Lower) (Revised)” and “Immediate Needs of the University of Science
Source: The Daily Times. 22 October
2011
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