CDWP clears 31 projects of Rs248bn cost

Four projects of Rs25.94 billion were approved in the energy sector, including a project of 450-500MW combined cycle power plant at Nadipur, near Daska. The Rs22.33 billion project will be completed in five years and will be funded by Wapda from its own resources.Exploration of uranium resources in Dera Ghazi Khan costing Rs856.5 million and a uranium mining project of Rs2.386 billion at Taunsa were other important projects in the energy sector.In the transport and communication sector, eight projects were approved which will cost Rs42.45 billion. Some of the projects are part of the umbrella programme of the National Trade Corridor Improvement Programme