The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved many development projects related to power and communication sector. The committee met under the chairmanship of finance minister Asad Umer and granted approval to the proposal of Power Division to interconnect isolated areas of Gwadar and Makran with the national grid. The committee further directed Planning and Power Divisions to review the proposed financial structure of the project.
Another important project that came under discussion was the dualisation of Western Alignment of CPEC – Kuchlak-Zhob section N-50 (305-KMs) worth Rs 67.638 billion. The committee was briefed by the Planning Division about the importance of the western corridor which would significantly benefit the people of Zhob, Kuchlak, Muslim Bagh, Pashin as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting approved land acquisition cost of the project. The cost would be met from the savings of PSDP and no new allocation of funds would be required in this regard.
In order to respond quickly and timely to accidents and mishaps on the corridor, the committee also approved a proposal of Ministry of Communications to set up an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The proposal to build service areas along the western corridor was also approved during the meeting on built up property basis.
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