The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a Technical Supplementary Grant of Rs. 275 billion for important water sector projects under the Ministry of Water Resources.
The decision was reached during an ECC meeting held on Wednesday at the Finance Division in Islamabad, which was chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. According to a press release from the Finance Division, the funds are intended to support the development of key water infrastructure and help advance ongoing projects.
The approval was part of a series of financing and development decisions made by the committee, which reviewed 11 agenda items from various ministries and government divisions. In addition to the water sector funding, the ECC approved supplementary funding for defence projects, a gasification programme for villages located near gas production fields, and other sectoral measures.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kiyani, and senior government officials.
