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RDA budget worth Rs6015 m for FY 2018-19 approved

June 30, 2018

RAWALPINDI, June 30 (INP): The Finance Sub-Committee of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) in a special budget meeting held here on Saturday approved RDA and Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) budget for the fiscal year 2018-19. Director General (DG) RDA, Rana Akbar Hayat chaired the meeting. Asif Mahmood Janjua, Director Adman & Finance, RDA, Junaid Taj Bhatti, Dy Director Finance, RDA, Saima Ghafoor, P&D, Amjad Ayub, Dy District Accounts Officer and Tariq Mehmood, HUD&PHED attended the meeting. The meeting was informed that total outlay of RDA budget for fiscal year 2018-19 Rs6015 million. The major portion of Rs5751 million of the budget allocated for the development works include remodeling of Double Road I.J.P Road Junction, Rawalpindi at an expected cost of Rs1000 million. Dualization of Qadeer Khan Road from Islamabad Highway to Falcon Complex, Rawalpindi at an expected cost of Rs98 million. Construction/widening and improvement of Dry Port Road from Rahimabad Flyover at Airport Road to Welfare Complex via Chaklala Railway Station Shell Depot, Rawalpindi at an expected cost of Rs125 million, Remodeling of Ammar Chowk, Rawalpindi at an expected cost of Rs675 million, Marreer Chowk Rawalpindi underpass at an expected cost Rs 1000 million, dualization of Dhoke Hasu Road, Rawalpindi at an expected cost Rs675 million, Dualization of Dhoke Mangal Road, Rawalpindi at an expected cost Rs375 million and Construction of pedestrian bridge at airport road at an expected cost Rs56 million in current year, 2018-19. Overall Rs264 million (4.38% of total budget) has been allocated for non-development expenses which includes pay pension / office building, payment of utility works etc. INP/SB/AK