{"id":83334,"date":"2022-01-25T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T11:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=83334"},"modified":"2022-01-25T16:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T11:25:38","slug":"chinese-contract-gilgit-shandoor-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/chinese-contract-gilgit-shandoor-road.html","title":{"rendered":"Chinese firm wins construction contract of Gilgit-Shandoor Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: A joint venture (JV) of China&#8217;s Ningxia Communications Construction Co Ltd (NXCC) and Pakistan\u2019s Rustam Associates has won the construction contract of the Package-2 of Gilgit-Shandoor Road, news sources reported on January 24. The said JV bid the lowest price of PKR 10.24 billion for the construction of the project&#8217;s 70-kilometre stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/tepa-roads-rehabilitation-plan-lahore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TEPA puts forth rehabilitation, realignment plan for several roads in Lahore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, the said infrastructure is part of a 216-kilometre-long road network known as the Gilgit-Shandur-Chitral Road, which has been proposed as an alternative route for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A total of 5 firms participated in the bidding process, with the highest bid of PKR 15 billion placed. The initiative was authorised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/nha-3300-km-road-balochistan.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC<\/a>) in June of last year and will be supported by the federal government through the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-monetary-9-75-pc-growth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBP maintains monetary rate of 9.75 pc amid growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gilgit-Chitral Road will be open all year, especially during the winter, when heavy snowfall obstructs motor movement on the present Silk Route. The road runs through some of the country&#8217;s most remote and impoverished areas and is intended to usher in a new era of development in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: A joint venture (JV) of China&#8217;s Ningxia Communications Construction Co Ltd (NXCC) and Pakistan\u2019s Rustam Associates has won the construction contract of the Package-2 of Gilgit-Shandoor Road, news sources reported on January 24. The said JV bid the lowest price of PKR 10.24 billion for the construction of the project&#8217;s 70-kilometre stretch. Read:\u00a0TEPA puts forth rehabilitation, realignment plan for several roads in Lahore According to sources, the said infrastructure is part of a 216-kilometre-long road network known as the Gilgit-Shandur-Chitral Road, which has been proposed as an alternative route for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A total of 5 firms participated in the bidding process, with the highest bid of PKR 15 billion placed. The initiative was authorised by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in June of last year and will be supported by the federal government through the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP).\u00a0 Read: SBP maintains monetary rate of 9.75 pc amid growth The Gilgit-Chitral Road will be open all year, especially during the winter, when heavy snowfall obstructs motor movement on the present Silk Route. 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