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Synopsis The first phase of the Bharatmala scheme approved in 2017 includes construction of 24,800 km of national highways, in addition to 10,000 km of balance road works under the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP). Agencies “By close of FY21, we will have around 12,000 km of projects left to be awarded, which is possible to bid out in the next two fiscal years,” an official told. The Centre aims to complete awarding of projects envisaged under Bharatmala, its flagship highways...

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65 mega road schemes being executed in merged districts Peshawar January 13, 2021 PESHAWAR: Under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP), 65 mega schemes in road infrastructure are being executed in the newly-merged districts for which more than Rs 17 billion have been allocated in the current financial year, a meeting of Communication and Works Department was told on Tuesday. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan chaired the meeting which reviewed the progress made so far on the projects regar...

ADP spending drop deepest in 11yrs Star Business Report Star Business Report Development spending has marked its highest drop in absolute terms for the first time in 11 years largely due to the government pulling the brakes on implementation of low priority projects. Behind the scenes, the intent is to contain expenditure in tune with sluggish revenue generation for the Covid-19-induced economic downturn. The expenditure in the first half of fiscal 20...

Don’t want clause Sangrur residents alleged that the government had put a condition that after getting property rights, they would not be able to transfer the plot or house for 30 years to anyone “If the government wants to help the poor, it must not set any condition,” said Vijay Sahni, senior SAD (D) leader from Sangrur They alleged that the government had put a condition that after getting property rights, they could not transfer the plot or house for 30 years to anyone and that was un...

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has sought Rs310 million from the Punjab government to complete two ongoing road schemes in the city which has been pending for the last three years. A senior RDA official told Dawn that the civic body had started the work on Rs433 million Dry Port Road and Rs233 million Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Road in 2018 but the work was still incomplete for want of funds. He said the provincial government had released a meager Rs30 million each for the two...

Tunnel boring to help save roads AIIB willing to give loan for underground pipelines replacement LAHORE: Consultancy firms have been shortlisted for Pakistan’s first project to lay underground sewerage lines without digging the roads to save the citizens from problems during the work. The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) will complete the tunnel boring project with the support of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Four international firms have been shortlisted for the consul...

On February 3, 2020, Huoshenshan Hospital, an emergency specialty field hospital covering an area of 34,000 square metres and containing 1,000 beds, opened its doors for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in Wuhan, China. Just 10 days earlier, five road rollers, 33 bulldozers, 95 excavators, 160 dump trucks, 160 management personnel and 240 workers had started working on the hospitals construction site. Halfway across the world, the United States Navys hospital ships "USNS Mercy" and "USNS Comf...

Year Ender 2020: Fuelling MSMEs for Economic Growth FILE PIC In our Special Series Year ender-2020 today we bring you a report on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME. After coming to power in 2014, Narendra Modi Government gave a special focus on the MSME sector. Launching the MSME Support and Outreach programme in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that MSME sector gives maximum employment after the agriculture sector. He said, if agriculture...

Stem higher student dropout rate 31 Dec 2020 / 13:55 H. Teachers also find it challenging to have close contact with their students as either the students have limited access to digital devices or choose to skip online lessons. THE closure of schools since the middle of November has raised concern, particularly among low-income families who are struggling to make ends meet. Not only do they have to meet their livelihood needs, but also have to see to the educational requirements of their c...