PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved 17 projects with an estimated cost of Rs 63295.115 million while five projects were deferred due to inadequate designs/strategies and returned to respective departments for rectification and improvement. The meeting held under chairmanship of Muhammad Azam Khan, the Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by its members and respective administrative Secretaries. The forum considered 22 projects pertaining to different sectors including Higher Education, Elementary & Secondary Education, Auqaf, Agriculture, Multi Sectoral Development, Water, Roads and Bridges, Social Welfare, ST&IT and Transport sectors for the uplift of the province. In Higher Education approved project was “Teacher Engagement for four years BS Program, Institute of Criminology & Forensic Sciences, University of Peshawar”. In Auqaf sector, only approved project was “Construction and rehabilitation of Darul Uloom Haqannia, Akora Khattak”. In Agriculture only approved project was “Introduction of Certification Facilities for Quality Assurance and Creation of Market Linkages for Agriculture Interventions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”. Approved project of Multi Sectoral Development was “Provision for Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (BOS)”. In the water sector only approved project was “Improvement and extension of irrigation channels, flood protection and bridges in district Swabi”. Approved projects of Roads & Bridges sector were “a) Impt,/ Widg & BT of Baikand to Nakhtar Kandaw road and Mian Killay to Sarbanda, Nazar Abad to Ashar Banr road b) Impt./ Widg & BT of Sigram to Maloka road c) Const/reh of Malakabad to Gat road in Swat, Up-gradation of six (6) Numbers of Level Crossings (Phattak) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1st Phase) District Nowshera, Construction and Pavement of internal roads, in UC’s Machi, Rustam, Bazar, Chargali, Palo Dheri, Jamal Garhi, Sawal Dher, Kati garhi, Katlang-I, Katlang-II,, Mardan, Improvement and Blacktopping of Butti to Lower Surjal and Dana – 10 KM, District Abbottabad, F/S, Design and Construction of Makhnial road from Changla to Islamabad, Construction / Widening / Improvement / Rehabilitation of Roads and Bridges (on need basis) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. SH: Improvement and Rehabilitation of various roads in District Abbottabad PK-48, Construction & Blacktopping of Manglawar to Malam Jabba Road 35 KM, District Swat”. In the Social Welfare Sector only approved project was “Establishment of Model Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Peshawar”. Approved projects of ST&IT sector were “ICT Infrastructure for Govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Establishment of Citizen Facilitation Centers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”. In the Transport sector only approved project was “Construction of Peshawar Mass Transit System (Bus Rapid Transit) (ADB Assisted)”.