ECNEC meets in Islamabad today to approve development projects for flood-affected areas
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council ECNEC has approved seven development projects worth more than 440 billion rupees for reconstruction and rehabilitation in flood-affected areas in Pakistan.
The approval was given at the ECNEC meeting held in Islamabad on Tuesday under the chairmanship of the Minister of Finance and Investments, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. The meeting approved the rehabilitation and reconstruction of N-5 from Moro to Ranipur under the AfDB emergency loan at a total cost of Rs 36.211 billion.
The Asian Development Bank will pay 90% while the Government of Pakistan will provide the remaining 10% share. The bridge component of the project includes bridges and national road networks in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
ECNEC also provided support for emergency flood relief projects at a total cost of Rs 3,828 million. It will be supported by the Government of Balochistan and the Asian Development Bank under a loan.
The project will be implemented in the flood-affected areas of Balochistan. The proposed project aims to restore flood-damaged farm water management facilities to increase crop production in the most flood-affected areas of the region.
The agency has approved the Sindh Emergency Response Center at a total cost of Rs 48,327.22 million which will be fully financed by the World Bank. This work is related to the issues of water conservation, flood protection of infrastructure, and industrial transformation in different areas of Sindh province.
He also approved the Sindh Flood Emergency Recovery Plan, 1122 Rescue Equipment at a cost of Rs 66,002.57 million. Emergency Flood Relief Project – Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Irrigation, Drainage System, and Flood Protection Works in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at a total cost of Rs 15.00 billion, was approved by the assembly.
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Asian Development Bank will support this project under the loan. The project was designed to rehabilitate irrigation and flood systems and re-implement them to restore agricultural productivity and protect lives, property, and infrastructure in flood-affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
ECNEC has contributed further to the Disaster Relief Project – reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood-affected irrigation infrastructure in Baluchistan with a total of Rs 12,500 million. It will be supported by the Government of Balochistan and the Asian Development Bank under a loan.
The project is responsible for the rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure that was damaged by recent floods in different parts of Balochistan province. The council has approved another project, the Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project, which is in 23 districts of Sindh, worth Rs 70,445.95 million.
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The project is responsible for creating links between water and agriculture, increasing water productivity, managing water needs by encouraging water conservation, and preparing farmers for crops after floods. , promoting the rural economy. Also, it will cause the agricultural sector to be devastated after the 2022 monsoon.
ECNEC examined the revised project for the construction of the 109.2 km Authmuqam-Sharda-Kel-Taobat road with two tunnels in Kahori, Kamser, and Challpani areas of Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu and Kashmir highway.
ECNEC has approved the revised narrow project of the construction of two tunnels at a fixed cost of Rs 9,0108.050 million, which will be funded by the Saudi Development Fund and the regional share of Rs 1,122.852 million provided by the PSDP.
ECNEC reviewed and approved the Punjab Human Resources Development Project with a total cost of Rs 23.982 billion including a Punjab Government share of Rs 2.086 billion and from ADB of 21.896 billion rupees. This project will be implemented in the entire Punjab.
ECNEC has also reviewed and approved a project to strengthen the social welfare delivery system in Sindh at a cost of Rs 48,300 million.
