ISLAMABAD: The federal government had so far released an amount of Rs971 million for the construction of various hydropower projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2018-19), the APP learnt on Monday.An official of the Kashmir Affairs Ministry said the government had released Rs12 million for 48MW Jagran hydropower project, Rs337 million for 20MW Hanzel hydropower project, Gilgit; Rs70 million for 34.5MW Harpo project, Skardu; and Rs552 million for 16MW Nalter-III project.Sharing details of other projects, he said Rs782 million had been released for the construction of Rathoua Haryam bridge across reservoir channel on Mirpur-Islamgarh road; Rs200 million for Mirwaiz Muhammad Faroooq Shaheed Medical College Muzaffarabad; Rs188.4 million for Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College Mirpur; and Rs160 million for AJK Legislative Assembly Complex.To a question, the official said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was determined to provide basic health and education facilities to masses. He said the government was also taking a number of initiatives in social sector for the welfare of the people in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan.
04-02-2019, 09:10 PM
Rs971m released for hydropower projects in Azad Kashmir, GB
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