The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved release of Rs 6.1 billion for the construction of Dadhocha water reservoir on river Soan, 35 km from Rawalpindi in Murree hills to supply drinking water to citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad after a delay of about ten years due to intervention of an influential housing society that wanted to consume project land for commercial purposes. However the Supreme Court rescued the Punjab government in 2015 and directed to construct the dam at the most feasible site to provide much needed matter to the citizens of the area.

The PPDWP also approved four other development schemes of Public Private Partnership (PPP) & Irrigation Sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 3.8 billion in its 42nd meeting of current fiscal year 2017-18 presided over by Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan. Secretary and all Members of P&D Provincial Secretaries concerned, and other senior relevant representatives were also present.

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