Senate's body calls for finishing development projects before starting new ones.

Islamabad -- Senate Standing Committee on Planning Development and Reforms has called for better prioritisation of projects and has recommended completing old projects before initiating new ones to overcome time and cost overrun.

The meeting of the committee was held here under the chairmanship of Senator Agha Shahzaib Durrani here at the Parliament House on Monday.

The committee was told that on the committee's recommendation PPMI has designed settled course focusing on the significance of time and cost overrun in project planning and management. PPMI has also designed workshops and activities to enhance the motivational and leadership level of participants especially amongst planning cadre officers. Regarding month wide increase in the toll tax and its percentage during the last year, land acquisition methods and payments, the committee decided to hold a detailed briefing by NHA. The Committee was told that many land acquisition problems stem from the centuries old land acquisition...

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