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ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The President and the federal cabinet have decided that five major dams ââ¬âKalabagh, Akhori, Munda, Diamer-Bhasha and Kurram Tangi ââ¬â will be completed before 2016 and all other forums, ministries and departments are bound to implement the decision, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Akram Sheikh has declared.
He was speaking at a news briefing after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) here on Thursday that also sanctioned increase in the cost of seven projects by Rs9.4 billion to Rs25.5 billion and approved 24 new projects of Rs57.1 billion.
When asked about the role of other forums, committees and institutions, he said the cabinet was superior to the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and other technical bodies and committees, which were required to implement decisions taken at the level of the president and the prime minister. Nobody could question decisions taken at such high levels, he said. He said nobody could act independently after the decisions of the president and the cabinet because that would create problems for all.
He had been asked how the Planning Commission had issued a statement saying the Kalabagh, Diamer-Bhasha and Akhori dams had been conceptually cleared by the CDWP this week when the projects were reportedly not discussed separately.
He read out a paragraph of the CDWP decision stating: ââ¬ÅThe CDWP noted that the federal cabinet has already taken a decision on these dams and the president has made an announcement for completion of these dams by 2016. It was further noted that the role of the CDWP, the EAD, ministry of water and power and all other government departments was to implement decisions of the of the cabinet and announcements made by the president. The committee constituted by the CDWP on these dams was preparing an action plan for the implementation of these projects. After receiving the committeeââ¬â¢s report, a summary would be placed before the next Ecnec meeting for consideration and decision on the action plan for implementation.ââ¬Â
He said the Ecnec meeting presided over by the prime minister had approved 31 projects of Rs82.6 billion --new schemes of Rs57.1 billion and increase in the cost of seven ongoing plans from Rs16.1 billion to Rs25.5 billion.
He said the major increase in the cost of ongoing projects was Rs8.7 billion in Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) because of interest payments and design change. He said the design had been changed because of a decision to put drain in the sea instead of river and increase capacity of the drain in Balochistan.
He said the highest share among the approved projects of Rs59 billion went to 15 projects in infrastructure. He said Rs17 billion projects were in the social sector and Rs6.6 billion in other sectors.
To finance the projects, the federal government would provide Rs59 billion, provincial governments Rs9.2 billion and the Water and Power development Authority Rs14.4 billion.
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/01/top1.htm
He was speaking at a news briefing after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) here on Thursday that also sanctioned increase in the cost of seven projects by Rs9.4 billion to Rs25.5 billion and approved 24 new projects of Rs57.1 billion.
When asked about the role of other forums, committees and institutions, he said the cabinet was superior to the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and other technical bodies and committees, which were required to implement decisions taken at the level of the president and the prime minister. Nobody could question decisions taken at such high levels, he said. He said nobody could act independently after the decisions of the president and the cabinet because that would create problems for all.
He had been asked how the Planning Commission had issued a statement saying the Kalabagh, Diamer-Bhasha and Akhori dams had been conceptually cleared by the CDWP this week when the projects were reportedly not discussed separately.
He read out a paragraph of the CDWP decision stating: ââ¬ÅThe CDWP noted that the federal cabinet has already taken a decision on these dams and the president has made an announcement for completion of these dams by 2016. It was further noted that the role of the CDWP, the EAD, ministry of water and power and all other government departments was to implement decisions of the of the cabinet and announcements made by the president. The committee constituted by the CDWP on these dams was preparing an action plan for the implementation of these projects. After receiving the committeeââ¬â¢s report, a summary would be placed before the next Ecnec meeting for consideration and decision on the action plan for implementation.ââ¬Â
He said the Ecnec meeting presided over by the prime minister had approved 31 projects of Rs82.6 billion --new schemes of Rs57.1 billion and increase in the cost of seven ongoing plans from Rs16.1 billion to Rs25.5 billion.
He said the major increase in the cost of ongoing projects was Rs8.7 billion in Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) because of interest payments and design change. He said the design had been changed because of a decision to put drain in the sea instead of river and increase capacity of the drain in Balochistan.
He said the highest share among the approved projects of Rs59 billion went to 15 projects in infrastructure. He said Rs17 billion projects were in the social sector and Rs6.6 billion in other sectors.
To finance the projects, the federal government would provide Rs59 billion, provincial governments Rs9.2 billion and the Water and Power development Authority Rs14.4 billion.
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/01/top1.htm
