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  • Dec 30th, 2012
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Federal Minister for Communications Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan said that roads' infrastructure is being developed at the cost of Rs 75 billion in Sindh. This he said while talking to media persons after the inauguration of three roads' schemes of international standard in Larkana and Benazirabad (Nawabshah) districts at Naudero House by the President Asif Ali Zardari.

The roads' schemes completed with the cost of Rs 800 million Ratodero-Naudero road Rs 1.5 billion Sakrand-Shaheed Benazirabad road Rs 3.5 billion Lakhi-Naudero-Larkana road. These roads' schemes have been completed by the National Highways Authority (NHA). Minister for Communications said that all the road projects carried out by National Highway Authority (NHA) are being constructed on international standards.

He said construction work on 210-km Ratodero-Sehwan road is underway at a cost of Rs 14 billion with the financial assistance of Government of Japan. He further said that the mega project of the Qazi Ahmed-Aamri Bridge on river Indus will be completed next month. He said construction work on Sukkur-Shikarpur-Jacobabad road is also continuing at the cost of Rs 8 billion.

The Minister said seven road projects were started at a cost of Rs 22 billion in Larkana, out of which three projects have been completed while the remaining four will be completed next month. The Minister said that work is in full swing on Larkana package and under construction Sukkar, Shikarpur, Jaccobabad road and all the development projects throughout the country would timely be completed.

He told that the completion of these roads' schemes new era of prosperity and development to be started in the area as roads' infrastructure possesses the great value in boosting the economy of the country. He said present leadership of PPP is carrying forward the vision of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and working for the welfare of deprived segments of the society. He said the sacrifices of Bhutto family for strengthening of democracy in the country would always be remembered, adding the whole nation is united under the dynamic leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2012


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