A meeting of the PDWP was chaired by Khalid Pervez, Additional Chief Secretary on Tuesday.
A meeting of the PDWP was chaired by Khalid Pervez, Additional Chief Secretary on Tuesday. The forum in its 8 hrs long session considered approval of 35 development projects with an overall estimated cost of Rs. 22.856 billion, received from the departments C&W, LG&RD, Establishment, Health , Higher Education, E&SE, Irrigation, Industries, , Transport, and Agriculture Departments.
The forum approved 32 projects with a total outlay of Rs 18.099 billion with instruction to rationalize the cost of various projects’ components in light of the prevailing policies of the Government. Approval of three projects was deferred till the next meeting with the instructions to the departments to come up with full representation and preparation.
The water sector projects were approved subject to waiver of policy for hiring of consultants for feasibility of the projects. The supervising consultants will also authenticate the data used in preparation of the PC-I in addition to the vetting and reviewing of the design. With the participation of community and farmers, 100 fish hatchery and provision of 160 solar pumping machinery to the existing agriculture tube wells was also approved.
The approved projects includes:-
Agriculture
1. Establishment of 100 Trout Fish Ponds Under Public Private Partnership (50:50) in Malakand & Hazara Division.
2. Provision of solar P/Machinery for Productivity Enhancement in KPK (Revised).
Health
1. Improvement of Emergency Services in all the teaching Hospitals of Peshawar and DHQ Hospitals of the province under special Pro-poor initiatives.
2. Establishment of Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan. (Phase-II) (Revised).
Urban Development
Construction of Northern section of Ring Road (Missing Link), Peshawar from Pajjagi road to Warsak Road.
Higher Education
1. Strengthening of University of Malakand.
2. Strengthening of Bacha Khan University Charsadda.
3. Establishment of 07 Govt. Colleges in KPK.
4. Strengthening of Swabi University.
Industries
1. Feasibility Study and detailed designing for establishment of Small Industrial Estate Abbottabad-II.(PC-II Approved).
2. Feasibility Study and detailed designing for rehabilitation of Existing SIDB Small Industrial Estates of D.I.Khan, Bannu, Kohat and Mansehra.
3. Feasibility Study and detailed designing for establishment of Small Industrial Estate at Dargai Malakand.
4. Construction of Building for GPI Mansehra. (Revised)
Population welfare
1. Establishment of 100 Family Welfare Centers in KPK.
2. Establishment of Regional Training Institute Malakand.
Transport
1. Establishment of Transport Complex at Peshawar.
Water
1. Construction of Flood Embankment on Right Side of Kabul River (Reach No. 1), District Nowshera.
2. Construction of Flood Embankment on Right Side of Kabul River (Reach No. 2), District Nowshera.
3. Construction of Flood Embankment on Right Side of Kabul River (Reach No. 3), District Nowshera.
4. Improvement of Doaba Canal from RD 0-9000 & Michni Shabqader Branches, District Charsadda.
5. Const. of Road on Right Side along Disty No. 6 from Charsadda Takht Bai road crossing to Motorway Interchange and Kiramat Minor, District Charsadda.
6. Improvement of Canal Patrol Road along Kheshki and Zardad Branch Canals, District Charsadda.
7. Const. of Flood Embankment from Kheshki to Nowshera Kalan on Left Side of Kabul River, District Nowshera.
8. Rehab. / Impt. of Leganai Civil Canal and Construction / Installation of Lift Irrigation Schemes in District Buner.
9. Revamping and Providing Flood Protection Works in Hill ******** in Nowshera District.
10. Restoration and Improvement of Canal Sections, Structures & Road along Warsak Lift Canal, Peshawar.
11. Construction of Canal Patrol Road from Cherat Cement Factory to Banda Nabi via Shahbara, District Nowshera.
12. Water Harvesting and Conservation Schemes in Southern Districts
13. Detailed Design and Construction of Siran Right Bank Canal, District Mansehra