{"id":63321,"date":"2020-03-29T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63321"},"modified":"2020-03-27T16:48:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T11:48:48","slug":"ecnec-approves-funds-small-dams-balochistan-brts-other-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ecnec-approves-funds-small-dams-balochistan-brts-other-projects.html","title":{"rendered":"ECNEC approves funds for small dams in Balochistan, BRTS, other projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved funds of PKR 97.64 billion for various projects, including small dams in Balochistan, Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and other projects, a news source reported. As per the publication, Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh approved the development projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/saudi-company-invest-usd-4-bn-balochistans-energy-sector.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Saudi company to invest USD 4 bn in Balochistan\u2019s energy sector (opens in a new tab)\">Saudi company to invest USD 4 bn in Balochistan\u2019s energy sector<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ECNEC approved a total of PKR 4905.667 million for the \u201cToiwar\/Batozai Dam Project\u201d in Killa Saifullah District of Balochistan. The dam will be able to store 95000-acre feet of water \u2013 enabling land cultivation of 16,750 acres. The Balochistan Irrigation Department will carry out the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/balochistan-prepares-three-tier-campaign-ban-plastic-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Balochistan prepares three-tier campaign to ban plastic use (opens in a new tab)\">Balochistan prepares three-tier campaign to ban plastic use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee also approved the Naulong Dam Project in principle and permitted the Economic Affairs Division to negotiate the financing of the project with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/adb-launch-development-schemes-multan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Asian Development Bank (ADB) (opens in a new tab)\">Asian Development Bank (ADB)<\/a>. Additionally, ECNEC approved PKR 10,956.16 million for the operationalization of Green Line BRTS and the installation of the equipment of integrated Intelligent Transport System. The foreign exchange component (FEC) of the project is PKR 5,316.68 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ssgcs-total-received-funds-supply-gas-40-balochistan-villages-notified.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SSGC\u2019s total received funds to supply gas to 40 Balochistan villages notified (opens in a new tab)\">SSGC\u2019s total received funds to supply gas to 40 Balochistan villages notified<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ECNEC\nalso approved PKR 16,081.617 million for the National Electronic Complex in\nIslamabad. China has provided PKR 13,371.729 million of the total approved fund\nas a grant and loan. Funds amounting to PKR 25,345.672 million were approved\nfor the National Programme aimed at construction of farm ponds, wells, and\nwatercourses in Barani Areas of the country. It also approved funds worth PKR\n11,892.639 million for the construction of double-lanes and improvement of the\nMandara-Chakwal Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved funds of PKR 97.64 billion for various projects, including small dams in Balochistan, Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and other projects, a news source reported. As per the publication, Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh approved the development projects. Read: Saudi company to invest USD 4 bn in Balochistan\u2019s energy sector ECNEC approved a total of PKR 4905.667 million for the \u201cToiwar\/Batozai Dam Project\u201d in Killa Saifullah District of Balochistan. The dam will be able to store 95000-acre feet of water \u2013 enabling land cultivation of 16,750 acres. The Balochistan Irrigation Department will carry out the project. Read: Balochistan prepares three-tier campaign to ban plastic use The committee also approved the Naulong Dam Project in principle and permitted the Economic Affairs Division to negotiate the financing of the project with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Additionally, ECNEC approved PKR 10,956.16 million for the operationalization of Green Line BRTS and the installation of the equipment of integrated Intelligent Transport System. The foreign exchange component (FEC) of the project is PKR 5,316.68 million. Read: SSGC\u2019s total received funds to supply gas to 40 Balochistan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":63324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15013,20385,15020],"tags":[24453,24451,24452],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-construction","8":"category-development-projects","9":"category-social-developments","10":"tag-asian-development-bank-adb","11":"tag-green-line-bus-rapid-transit-system-brts","12":"tag-prime-minister-pm-on-finance-abdul-hafeez-shaikh","13":"cat-15013-id","14":"cat-20385-id","15":"cat-15020-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ECNEC approves funds for small dams in Balochistan - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved funds of PKR 97.64 billion for various projects, including small dams\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ecnec-approves-funds-small-dams-balochistan-brts-other-projects.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ECNEC approves funds for small dams in Balochistan - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved funds of PKR 97.64 billion for various projects, including small dams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ecnec-approves-funds-small-dams-balochistan-brts-other-projects.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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