The federal government moved forward with development projects totaling Rs 213 billion. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 10 projects with a combined value of Rs 40.915 billion.
Three additional projects worth Rs 172.25 billion were recommended by the CDWP to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). One major initiative is the KP Resilient Irrigated Agriculture Livelihoods Development Project, which costs Rs 69.893 billion.
The Asian Development Bank will provide Rs 56.133 billion toward this project, while the KP government will contribute Rs 11.692 billion. In Punjab, the Integrated Hill Torrent Management project in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur is valued at Rs 85.342 billion.
The Asian Development Bank will fund Rs 73.06 billion of that project, with the Punjab government providing Rs 12.282 billion. Education and youth initiatives received approval, including Rs 122.4 million for Daanish Schools across several provinces and territories.
The CDWP also approved in principle a Daanish School in Kuri, Islamabad, for Rs 7.357 billion, and another in Kan Mehterzai, Balochistan, for Rs 4.528 billion. Youth-focused projects include the Prime Minister’s Youth Development Centers at Rs 4.145 billion and the Prime Minister’s Talent Hunt Youth Sports League (Phase I) at Rs 3.988 billion.
Further approvals were granted for the Prime Minister’s National Innovation Award at Rs 1.97 billion and the establishment of sports academies and a High Performance and Resource Centre for Rs 2.956 billion. Energy and media infrastructure projects include a pilot Battery Energy Storage System at the 220 kV Jhimpir-I Grid Station for Rs 4.395 billion and the revamping of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) for Rs 3.962 billion.
The Prime Minister’s Solar Scheme for Newly Merged Districts was also approved in principle with a cost of Rs 13.323 billion. Transport infrastructure saw the approval of an eight-lane overhead bridge at the Imamia Colony Railway Crossing on National Highway N-5 in Shahdara, Lahore, costing Rs 7.492 billion.
The CDWP recommended the ECNEC to approve Rs 17.012 billion for the improvement and widening of National Highway N-45, Section I.
