Rs338.215 million released for petroleum sector projects

Dunya News

The government has released around Rs338.215 million funds for the four ongoing projects.

(APP) – The government has released around Rs338.215 million funds for the four ongoing projects of the Petroleum Division under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2018-19) till June 21 against the total allocation of Rs463.175 million.

According to the official data issued by the Ministry of Planning, an amount of Rs291.575 million has been released to acquire drilling rigs and accessories for Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP), Rs13.736 million for appraisal of newly discovered coal resources of Badin coal field and its adjoining areas of southern Sindh, Rs4.609 million for exploration and evaluation of metallic minerals in Uthal and Bela areas of district Lasbella, Balochistan and Rs18.295 for assessment of coal potential in Nosham and Bahlol areas of Balochistan.