CWDP approves 6 development projects worth Rs21.28 billion.

ISLAMABAD -- The Central Development Working Party (CWDP) on Friday approved six development projects worth Rs21.28 billion.

The Central Development Working Party (CWDP), which met under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal, approved installation of weather surveillance radar at Multan at the cost of Rs 6188.759 million.

The forum approved establishment of 250 bed hospital at Skardu (revised) at the cost of Rs 6,045.000 million, establishment of excellence hubs in the field of renewable energy at the cost of Rs111.403 million, construction of road from Naag to Gichak (revised) at the cost of Rs 4,255.591 million, construction of two lanes D. I. Khan (D. I. Khan Development Package) at the cost of Rs3097.045 million and establishment of capacity building and institutional strengthening of Planning Commission at the cost of Rs 2086.299 million.

CDWP approved establishment of 250 bed hospital at Skardu (revised) at the cost of Rs 6,045.000 million. The Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs is the sponsoring agency of the project. The objective of this project is to construct a 250-bed tertiary care divisional hospital on land measuring 500 Kanals in Skardu City. After completion of the project, patients of all the four Districts of Baltistan region, tourists, army authorities will be benefited, saving a handsome amount of public money being incurred upon travelling treatment purpose to down country, apart from getting 'State of the art' tertiary health care facilities at their door steps. Currently, there is a 190 bed RHQ hospital in the Baltistan Division.

The CDWP also approved the establishment of excellence hubs in the field of renewable energy at the cost of Rs 111.403 million. The provincial government of Punjab is the sponsoring...