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ECNEC approves 9.8b project for Railway’s upgradation  

November 1, 2022 12:52 AM


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The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved the up-gradation of Pakistan Railways’ existing ML-1 project at a cost of $9.85 billion. 

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the ECNEC that considered and approved in principle the modified PC-I presented by the Ministry of Railways for the up-gradation. The ML-1 starts from Karachi, passes through Kotri/Hyderabad, Rohri, Multan, Lahore, Gujrat, and Rawalpindi, and terminates at Peshawar. 

ECNEC also considered and approved in principle the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) Project at a total cost of Rs. 292,388 million with a foreign share of Rs. 263,149 million.

The committee also discussed and approved in principle the establishment of the 48 MW Shounter Hydropower Project in district Neelum, AJK. 

 



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