CDWP meeting was held here Thursday with Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform in the Chair. The meeting considered 15 development projects in Agriculture & Food, Education, Energy, Higher Education and Water Resources sectors. CDWP approved 06 projects coasting Rs 4 Billion while 06 others worth Rs. 912 billion were approved for the ECNEC’s consideration. However, three projects were deferred for the next CDWP. In Agriculture & Food Sector, CDWP approved one project of Application of Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Crop Forecasting and Estimation worth Rs. 917 Million, which will help in scientific crop forecasting. In Education sector, a project for the Capacity Building of Elementary Teachers Training Institutes in Punjab, costing Rs. 3 Billion was also approved by CDWP under Canadian debt swap arrangement. In Energy sector CDWP approved 03 projects including Dasu Hydropower Project costing Rs. 735 Billion with capacity of 4300 MW, Jamshoro 2 x 600 MW Supercritical Coal Fired Power Project costing Rs. 196.9 Billion with direction to further rationalise the cost, Project for the Evacuation of Power from 1000 MW Quad-e-Azam Solar Park at Lal – Suhanra costing Rs. 4 Billion. CDWP also gave Concept approval of Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:43:12 +0000
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