ISLAMABAD: Executive Committee of the National Economic Council Friday approved the Rs20.7 billion infrastructure project for Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). The project envisages the construction of flyovers/underpasses along the route of KCR for the elimination of 22-level crossings. In case of upward cost rationalization/revision, the project shall be re-submitted before ECNEC for consideration/approval. Among others, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar, Deputy Chairman Planning, Federal Secretaries, representatives of Provincial governments, and other senior officers participated in the meeting. Federal Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar joined through a video link.

Source: Pakistan Today September 24, 2021 13:13 UTC