KARACHI: The Sindh Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Wednesday approved 23 schemes and uplift projects worth Rs5.487 billion.
The schemes — related to work and services, health, local government, irrigation, culture, tourism, fisheries and livestock, etc — were approved in a PDWP meeting for the current fiscal year presided by Chairman Planning and Development Board Muhammad Waseem.
Two schemes, approved in the Local Government department, include constructions of various union councils, town committee/municipal committees and districts council buildings in Sindh worth Rs19.800 million.
Six schemes were approved in Works and Services Department.
Two schemes, approved for Culture and Tourism Department, include establishment of motels, improvement/renovation of existing motels /resorts in Thatta, Sehwan and Umerkot worth Rs635.118m. One scheme each was approved for the Energy Department, Health Department, Information, Science and Technology, Public Health Engineering Department, Planning and Development Department, and Services General Administration and Coordination Department.
Two schemes were approved for the Home Department while three schemes were given a go-ahead for Fisheries and Livestock Department.
Two schemes for the Irrigation Department were approved. One of these includes supply of fresh water flows to Manchar Lake from River Indus via pumping station at a cost of Rs14.533m.
Published in Dawn, March 22nd, 2018
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