CDWP approves 30 projects costing Rs59b
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved 30 projects costing Rs. 59.2 billion including foreign assistance of Rs. 22.5 billion, said the spokesman of Planning Commission Asif Sheikh on Tuesday.
He was addressing mediamen here at a press conference after the CDWP’s 5th meeting of the current financial year, chaired by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Muhammad Akram Sheikh. Giving the break-up, Asif Sheikh said that out of 30 projects, eight were approved for Punjab costing Rs. 23.2 billion including foreign component of Rs. 8.3 billion. Similarly two projects were approved for Sindh costing Rs. 0.7 billion, six projects for NWFP costing Rs. 2.8 billion including foreign aid of Rs. 0.1 billion and one project for Balochistan costing Rs. 0.2 billion. He said one project was approved for AJK costing Rs. 6 billion and one for FATA with foreign aid component of Rs. 0.4 billion and 11 for all over country costing Rs. 25.9 billion with foreign component of Rs. 13.7 billion. Asif Sheikh said that one project of AJK is about rehabilitation in earthquake areas which would be implemented by Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA). These approved projects included 16 infrastructure, 12 social sector and two others, he added. He said in addition to these 30 projects, eight other projects were also conceptually cleared which included the Diamer-Basha Dam project (Rs. 390709 million), Kalabagh dam (Rs.370502 million) and Akori dam (Rs. 266140 million).
He said five projects of Punjab government were also conceptually cleared which included Preparatory Analytical Work of Punjab Large Cites Project (Rs. 60 million), Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project phase-11 (Rs.6000 million), Construction of South West Waste Water Treatment Plant, Lahore (Rs.8501 million), Barani Village Development Project Phase-II (Rs.2800 million)