Muzaffarabad: (Parliament Times) The Additional Chief Secretary (Dev.) on Wednesday presided over the 7th meeting of current fiscal year 2017-18 of the approving forum of AKDWP wherein 40 developmental projects costing over worth PRs 7.81 billion were brought under consideration.
The vitally important projects that were brought under discussion include the Rehabilitation of Livestock Development Research Centre (LDRC) in Muzaffarabad, Support to Natural Regeneration in Demarcated Forests of AJ&K, Strengthening of Finance Department &Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) in AJ&K, Establishment of Meta Database, Establishment of Computer Labs in Cadet College Pallandri, Dreak Dam for Rawalakot Water Supply, Restoration of Damaged Protection Work on Right Bank at Qadarabad in District Bagh, Construction of Perimeter Wall around District Jail in District Bhimber, Construction of Bhedi Doba Hydro Power Project in District Haveli, Restoration of Two Power Development Organization Sub Projects under DCRIP in District Neelum, Rehabilitation of Damaged Flood protection structure of river Jhelum Near Rawani Village under DCRIP, Bridge Financing for Up-Scaling Gender Sensitive Rural Community Development & Livelihood Support in AJK, Establishment of Labor Market Information System (LMIS) at Divisional level in AJ&K, Establishment of One Product one Village in AJ&K, Interest Free Loan for Self Employment in AJ&K through Akhuwat Foundation, Payment of Outstanding Contractual Liabilities of Closed Development Projects of Health Sector, Provision of Deficient Facilities in District Headquarter Hospitals including
Dental Health units and installation of Bio-Metric system in hospitals, Establishment of THQ Hospital at Mong in District Sudhnoti, Up-gradation of Kashmir Institute of Cardiology in District Mirpur, Up-Gradation of OPDs of DHQ Hospitals in DistrictKotli and Bhimber, Reconditioning of Sehnsa-Sarsawa Road and Mai Toti-Darbar-Khuiratta to Rajdhani Sohana Road in District Kotli, Construction of a RCC Bridge KhokhranDhullMehmoodRaypur and Improvement & Reconditioning of Dudyal-Seyakh Road in District Mirpur, Improvement & Reconditioning of Bhimber-Jatlan Road in District Bhimber, Dhulli-Lasdana Road in District Bagh,Construction of a RCC Bridge at Raera Bazaar and Nullah Maldara on Ganga Choti Road in District Bagh,Palangi to Kahutta Road, Construction of a RCC bridge over nullah Palangi (Tonghairi-Chirikot-Abbaspur road) & Construction of PCC link road DarbarBajiAlif Din (late) Kalamulain District Haveli,Goin Nullah- Rawalakot Road, Dawarandi-Tettrinote-Abbaspur Road,Thorar Balgran Saidan Road in District Poonch, Azad Pattan-Pallandri Road, Up-gradation of Pallandri to Kulla Road, Mang to Pallandri via Challar Road in District Sudhnoti, Land and Structure compensation for proposed pre stressed RCC Bridge near Darbar Shah Sultan in District Muzaffarabad, Construction of Strategic Roads i.e.Ashkot-Chejward Road in District Neelum, Basuti-Sher Camp Road in District Bagh and Mong-Goin Nullah in District Sudhnoti in North Zone and Settlement of Outstanding Land/Structures Compensation of Muzaffarabad and Poonch Divisions.
The representatives of the Federal Government, Finance Department GoAJ&K along with the concerned Secretaries of line departments and officers of P&DD participated in the meeting. the development schemes considered by the forum were appertaining to Agriculture/Livestock, Forestry, Research & Development, Information Technology, Physical Planning & Housing, Power Development Organization (PDO), Foreign Aided Projects, Industries, Azad Kashmir Small Industrial Corporation (AKSIC), Health Services and Communication & Works sectors.