{"id":95406,"date":"2023-11-07T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=95406"},"modified":"2023-11-07T17:29:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T12:29:14","slug":"bhara-kahu-project-sees-unexpected-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bhara-kahu-project-sees-unexpected-escalation.html","title":{"rendered":"Bhara Kahu bypass project exceeds budget amid scope expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Bhara Kahu bypass project cost has escalated by approximately PKR 1.5 billion after the scope of the project was expanded, as claimed by a news source on November 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-introduce-codes-files-kuri-model-village.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA to introduce bar codes on plot files in Kuri Model Village<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the shared details, officials from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) stated that the project\u2019s cost escalated surpassing the initially approved budget of PKR 6.5 billion, reaching a total expenditure of PKR 8 billion. During the bypass construction, additional necessary components were incorporated, leading to a rise in expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A source revealed that the contractor, National Logistics Cell (NLC), responsible for the project, demanded an additional payment of PKR 1.8 billion from the CDA for the extra work performed at the request of the civic agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mci-digitise-public-parking-fee-islamabad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MCI to digitise public parking fee in Islamabad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDA, in response, forwarded the proposed bill to a consultant for third-party validation. The consultant firm from the Punjab government endorsed the extra work and recommended the approval of PKR 1.5 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Bhara Kahu bypass project cost has escalated by approximately PKR 1.5 billion after the scope of the project was expanded, as claimed by a news source on November 6. Read: CDA to introduce bar codes on plot files in Kuri Model Village According to the shared details, officials from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) stated that the project\u2019s cost escalated surpassing the initially approved budget of PKR 6.5 billion, reaching a total expenditure of PKR 8 billion. During the bypass construction, additional necessary components were incorporated, leading to a rise in expenses. A source revealed that the contractor, National Logistics Cell (NLC), responsible for the project, demanded an additional payment of PKR 1.8 billion from the CDA for the extra work performed at the request of the civic agency. Read: MCI to digitise public parking fee in Islamabad The CDA, in response, forwarded the proposed bill to a consultant for third-party validation. The consultant firm from the Punjab government endorsed the extra work and recommended the approval of PKR 1.5 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":71589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[53026,56574],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-bhara-kahu-bypass-project","9":"tag-islamabad-news-and-updates","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bhara Kahu Project Sees Unexpected Escalation - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad&#039;s Bhara Kahu bypass project: Costs rise by PKR 1.5 billion due to expanded scope, as reported on November 6th. 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