Khyber Pakhtunkhaw govt proposes projects worth billions for approval in Pakistan-China 10th JCC
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Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhaw provincial government has proposed five transport infrastructure projects worth billions for approval in the Pakistan-China 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting to be held soon.
According to the official details, one project is the 82-km Swat Expressway from Chakdara to Fatehpur Phase-II having a total cost of Rs 57.7 billion which will be built on a public-private partnership basis. Land and re-settlement cost is Rs 20.5 billion while the construction cost of the project is estimated at Rs 37.2 billion.
Another important transport infrastructure project is 365-km Peshawar-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway. The total cost of the project is Rs 295.488 billion including construction cost of Rs 275.488 billion and a land cost of Rs 20 billion.
The third project is 214-km China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) western route Chitral-Chakdara-M1. The cost will be ascertained, once the feasibility is completed. Dir-Chakdara Motorway is 30-km and the cost of the project is Rs 38.991 billion.
The fifth road project is 28-km Khwazakhela-Bisham Expressway worth Rs10.50 billion.
The provincial government has also included agriculture projects in the list including the project of Chashma Right Bank lift-cum-gravity Canal (CRBC). The oldest project has Rs 119.600 a billion cost and will cultivate 2, 86,000 barren lands of southern districts. Tank Zam Dam has a total cost of Rs18 billion and will cultivate 70,000 acres.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhaw government has also included two industrial cooperation projects in the province including Special Economic Zone-Draband, Dera Ismail Khan, with a total cost of US $ 28 million.
It would create 512,000 jobs and will be developed on 3125 acres area. Similarly, another proposed project is the Centre of Excellence for Mohmand Marble City covering 350 acres having a cost of Rs 703.94 million. The government has expected around 14,000 jobs in the area.
The government has also proposed a tourism project of 14-km, Kumrat cable car costing Rs 32,000 million along with Rs4 million on tourists facilities. Three energy projects are also proposed in the JCC of CPEC.
Toren More Kari Hydero Power Project (HPP) Chitral has a cost of $753 million with a capacity of 350 MW. It would be completed within 24 months. Another power project is Jameshill Toren More HPP Chitral costing $ 616 million with 260 MW production, it will be completed in two years.
Construction of Chitral-Chakdara 25-km, 500 KV transmission line with two grid stations is also proposed. The project cost is Rs 34.67 billion and expected to be completed in 57 months. It would be completed on IPP mode.
