13 June 2004	Sunday	24 Rabi-us-Saani 1425

ISLAMABAD, June 12: An amount o Rs4929.634 million has been earmarked under Public Sector Development Programme 2004-05 for various new and ongoing projects of the interior division.

The amount will be spent on 48 ongoing projects and 43 new projects to be completed in various parts of the country.

The government allocation in the total amount of Rs4929.634 million is Rs4435.739 million while the foreign component will be Rs493.895 million.

The major new projects in the financial year 2004- 05 include raising of Balochistan Constabulary throughout the provinces, which would be completed with an expenditure of Rs1000 million. In the new financial year, the Interior Division has allocated Rs295 million for the procurement of fire-fighting vehicles for Islamabad.

An expenditure of Rs250 million has been allocated for the improvement of environment by Solid Waste Management in the capital. The project will be completed with the assistance of Rs 50.000 million Japanese assistance.

Another major project will be the addition of third lane to Islamabad Highway from Zero Point to Faizabad Interchange, to be completed at a cost of Rs125 million.

Among the ongoing projects, Rs475 million has been allocated for the Machine Readable Passport Project.

A healthy amount of Rs1000 million would be spent conversion of B Area into A Area in 25 Revenue Districts of Balochistan.

The Interior Division will spend Rs 131.862 million on Personal Identification, Rescue Combat Evaluation System (PIRCES) during the financial year 2004-05.

Park Road of Islamabad will be dualized with an expenditure of Rs 150.000 million during the new financial year.

An amount of Rs175.000 million on setting up Forensic Science Agency, Islamabad and provincial capitals.

The dualization of IJ Principal Road from Faizabad to Pirwadhai at the cost of Rs 101.682 million during the year.-APP