ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Cabinet Division has directed city managers to provide details of ongoing and recently-completed mega uplift schemes in Islamabad, Dawn learnt on Wednesday.

The decision to review billions of rupees development projects of Capital Development Authority (CDA) was taken at the first cabinet meeting this week.

The federal cabinet has also directed the CDA to stop awarding new contracts. It is expected that some new contractors will come to the city with the support of new rulers and will get contract of most of the mega projects.

The new mega projects planned by the CDA include construction of Zero Point interchange, widening of Kashmir Highway, construction of 11th Avenue, interchange at Peshawar Mor, underpasses and flyovers at 7th and 9th avenues, Jinnah Avenue, Ghazi Barotha Water Supply Project and development of new sectors of I-14, I-15, I-16, H-9, F-12, F-13, F-14, F-15, C-13, C-14, C- 15 and C-16.

Sources in the CDA said its bosses would give a detailed presentation about all ongoing and already completed development schemes to senior officials of the Cabinet Division and then the report would be sent to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani.

The uplift schemes which have been completed in the recent past or being executed in Islamabad are: 7th and 9th avenues, three underpasses on 7th Avenue, an underpass at Jinnah Avenue (China Chowk), widening of VIP route (Murree Road) from Faizabad to Serena Hotel, widening of Jinnah Avenue, dualisation of Ibn-i- Sina Road, Nazimuudin Road, Daman-i-Koh Road, reconstruction of Islamabad Highway and dualisation of service road from sector G-9 to sector G-11, remodelling of Fatima Jinnah Park and establishment of citizens club in Fatima Jinnah Park, etc.

On the other hand, it is expected that the cost of different development projects will escalate due to suspension of development activities because prices of construction material are rising and contractors are demanding increase in the cost of the projects.