Altaf Hamid Rao
Islamabad/ MIRPUR [AJK], (Parliament Times) : Cabinet Development Committee (CDC) Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday approved 11 development projects costing over 6 billion rupees
The extra ordinary meeting attended by ministers, advisers, and top officials of the government was chaired by Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan.
The projects approved by the CDC included five projects worth more than three billion for physical planning and housing, four projects for public works, and one each for Health and Education.
Among the projects approved in physical planning and housing sector include the completion of remaining facilities in the reconstruction of the Supreme Court and High Court, installation of an elevator in the High Court Building Muzaffarabad worth 426.65 million 94 thousand, completion of remaining work of water supply scheme phase one at Rawlakot worth 86 crore 68 lakh 41 thousand for the outstanding work of Darek Dam, 74 crore 4 lakh 23 thousand for the upgradation of water supply scheme at Palindri in district Sidhnuti, 66 crore 33 lakh 88 thousand for water supply scheme THQ Chachoi in district Kotli and Greater Water Supply Scheme Hattian Bala worth 43 crore 71 lakh 26 thousand rupees.
In Communication and Works the projects approved include the remodeling of city squares in the capital city Muzaffarabad, construction of RCC Bridgeon Salar Nala and Panji, Kalri Kasgma Road in district Bhimber worth 53 crore 10 million 70 thousand rupees,
upgradation of Jandala Pir Gili Road part one in Bhimbar district and 48.87 crore for reconditioning of remaining part of Kotli Nikyal road in Kotli district.
In the health sector, the project work included the provision of providing necessary equipment and other requirements to 250-bed DHQ Hospital Palandri and construction of six high school buildings in Muzaffarabad and Jhelum Valley.
