Punjab government has released Rs. 500 million for the University of Applied Engineering and Emerging Technology (UAEET) Sambrial, Rs. 400 million for the Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS). Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khurram Niazi revealed on Thursday. He was addressing a meeting to review the work on development projects. Deputy Director (DD) Development Yasir Raja and Assistant Director (AD) Technical Mohsin Ali Riaz gave a detailed briefing.

Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khurram Niazi said that work was ongoing on 128 projects costing more than 70 billion rupees in the district. He said additional funds of Rs. 60 million have been released for the construction. He said that the Punjab government had released 8738 million rupees funds this year and so far the financial progress was 66 per cent.

Deputy Commissioner said that Group-2 of Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS) has been completed. He said that the work has been accelerated on Sialkot Wazirabad Road at a cost of 3 billion rupees, the contractor has started setting up concrete batching plant.

Sub-base has been completed on Pasrur Road from islam City to Gunna section on one side, he added. He said that the Saranwali Girls College, Special education Center Sambrial was in full swing. The deputy commissioner said that out of 192 development projects under Municipal Corporation Sialkot, work has been started on 120 projects.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP