| Islamabad: The city administration on Tuesday (March 07) approved several new development schemes worth billions to uplift urban and rural areas in the federal capital, according to news sources.
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During a meeting of the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s Development Working Party (DWP) board – held under the chair of Noorul Amin Mengal – these new uplift projects were approved. As per the sources, the meeting approved PC-I of a scheme worth PKR 10.5 billion for development projects in rural area. The same source revealed that the administration plans to extend the development schemes to rural areas.
The uplift project for the rural area will be completed in two years. The PC-I of the project highlighted that the rural area’s water supply system, existing roads, street pavement and sanitation system are in a run-down condition and need repairs. It is important to mention that the civic is already executing projects worth over PKR 50 billion. Other CDA-approved projects include:
Chatta Bakhtawar Housing Scheme, at a cost of PKR 2,120 million
Construction of a two-lane flyover at Rawat T-Chowk – from N-5 Gujar Khan side to the Islamabad Highway along with approaches – at a cost of PKR 1,424 million
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Revised PC-I for the Islamabad bus service project worth at least PKR 9,614 million
Purchase new machinery for the sanitation directorate, at a cost of PKR 2,573 million
PC-I for a link road, between Garden Avenue and Murree Road through the Margalla underpass, worth PKR 142 million
PC-I for the expansion of Srinagar Highway, from 7th Avenue to Serena Chowk with the construction of an underpass, worth PKR 4,109 million |
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