Share:ISLAMABAD - The federal government has approved 90 percent or Rs234 billion of the projects under Southern Balochistan Development Programme (SBDP) Phase-II. Likewise, during the current fiscal year, allocation for various ongoing PSDP projects (valuing Rs274.689 billion) under the SBDP amounts to Rs29.160 billion. The areas of development that included in the SBDP were water, power and fuel, agriculture, livestock, IT, industries, commerce and human development. In order to address water shortages especially at Gwadar, the official told that funds have been approved for connecting the Shadi-Kaur Dam with the Gwadar pipeline. He hoped that the desalination plant would be completed within 6–9 months as per direction of the planning minister.

Source: The Nation September 06, 2021 00:45 UTC