ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has accorded its consent to Karachi’s Greater Water Supply Project (K-IV) worth Rs 126 billion.
In a Twitter statement on Monday, the Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that the K-IV project has been in the doldrums for decades; however, now with a revised design, it has been approved by the ECNEC.
Asad Umar hoped that by October 2023, 260 million gallons of water will be supplied to Karachi.
The minister said that the federal government has fulfilled another promise under the Karachi Transformation Plan.
دہائی سے زیادہ نامکمل پروجیکٹ k 4, کا نئی ڈیزائن پر مشتمل 126 ارب روپے کا منصوبہ ECNEC نے آج منظور کر دیا. انشاءاللہ 2023 اکتوبر تک 26 کروڑ گیلن پانی کراچی پہنچا دیا جائے گا. کراچی ٹراسفورمیشن پلان کا وفاق کا ایک اور وعدہ پورا ہو گیا
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 31, 2022
In its meeting, the ECNEC also approved Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway to be built under the Public-Private Partnership.
Asad Umar said that the Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project will be completed in 30 months at a cost of Rs 96 billion.
پبلک پرائیویٹ پارٹنر شپ کے تحت بننے والے منصوبے کھاریاں راولپنڈی موٹر وے، کی حتمی منظوری آج ECNEC نے دے دی. 96 ارب کی لاگت سے بننے والا یہ منصوبہ 30 ماہ میں مکمل ہو گا
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 31, 2022
In his Twitter statement, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that people living in 42 National Assembly Constituencies will benefit from the Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway.
The information minister said that after the opening of the motorway, the distance between Lahore and Islamabad would be reduced by 100 kilometers.
بہت شکریہ یہ منصوبہ شمالی پنجاب اور وسطی پنجاب کو ترقی کی نئ شاہراھوں سے آشنا کر دے گا، 42 قومی اسمبلی کے حلقے اس منصوبے سے فائدہ اٹھائیں گے، لاہور اور اسلام آباد کے درمیان فاصلہ 100 کلومیٹر کم ہو جائیگا۔ https://t.co/7P67Va5nKv
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 31, 2022
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Meanwhile, in its meeting, the ECNEC also approved Punjab’s four major road infrastructure projects costing Rs 130 billion and the clean water and sanitation project worth Rs 96 billion for rural areas of South Punjab’s 16 tehsils.
