AJK initiates rehabilitation of earthquake affected infrastructure from development budget.

MUZAFFARABAD -- :Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has approved different projects to rehabilitate the infrastructure in Mirpur district affected by last years earthquake from its annual development program to be implemented by the next month, said Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan here Saturday.

'The cabinet development committee has approved Rs. 690 million Cheechian to Jatlan road in Mirpur which was destroyed by the quake and Rs. 110 million to reconstruct Afzal Pur Bridge badly damaged during the quake.' Haider told journalist at his official residence.

The amount would be provided from annual development budget and concerned departments had been directed to complete tendering process, start work by the end of February and immediate release of funds for the projects, AJK prime minister added.

He said the development committee of the cabinet had also approved 10 other budgetary projects worth Rs. 7 billion including water supply schemes in...