Balochistan Updates

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Khazeena dam to be ready in 2020

ISLAMABAD: Khazeena Dam, being constructed at a cost of Rs 288.68 million, is scheduled to be completed by April 24, 2020 as per the approved PC-1 of the project, an official of the Water Division told APP on Wednesday. He said the Khazeena dam was being constructed on the Loe Lahara River of Solan Dargi, Musakhel district with storage capacity of 4,000 acre feet. The primary objective of the dam was to provide water to irrigate cultivable command area of 4,800 acres, besides flood protection of the downstream area and ensuring water supply to lower riparian areas nearby Musakhel town, he said, adding the government of Balochistan had awarded a tender for a 10-kilometre road from Musakhel town to Khazeena Dam. The site had been selected by field staff of the Irrigation Department, Government of Balochistan, he added.

 

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About 213 km Khuzdar-Shahdadkot Section of Gwadar-Ratodero Motorway ( M-8) is nearly completed and would likely to become fully functional in April 2019.

An official of National Highway Authority (NHA) told APP on Sunday that 188 Km of the section has been accomplished and already open for traffic and people of Baluchistan and Sindh are benefiting by transportation of vegetables and by generating other business. He said that only 5 km of Khori-Wangu Package is under construction.

In this five kilometer portion, the remaining work would be completed within three months, the official said.

He said that reason of delay was non availability of funds. As soon as the payment is released to the contractor, the 5 km portion will also be completed and opened for traffic, he said.

The Gwadar-Ratodero Motorway is divided into two sections; the first from Gwadar to Khuzdar and the second from Khuzdar to Ratodero

 

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Balochistan Govt, ADB sign $107 Million agreement to improve irrigation infrastructure and water resource management

January 6, 2019

Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary for P&D Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta and ADB Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang sign agreement in Quetta.

QUETTA : The Balochistan government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Saturday signed a $107 million project to improve irrigation infrastructure and water resource management in the province.

Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary for Planning and Development Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta and ADB Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang inked the accord.

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan and provincial ministers Nawabzada Tariq Magsi and Zahoor Ahmed Buledi were present.

“Agriculture remains the backbone of Balochistan’s economy,” said Yang. “This project will introduce efficient water usage system and help farmers improve productivity and farm income.”

Buledi said the agreement was part of the provincial government’s long-term plan to counter droughts in the province.
Moreover, in his tweet, the minister said, “Five districts, including Khuzdar, Kalat, Sikandrabad, Zhob and Sherani, will get benefits. Sara Thoi Dam will be built under this project. This initiative will irrigate 50,000 acres land.”

The Balochistan Water Resources Development Sector Project would focus on improving irrigation infrastructure and water resource management in Zhob and Mula river basins. The two rivers irrigate vast areas of farmland in Balochistan.

Salient features of the project are; building watershed protection, dam and command area able to hold 36 million cubic metres of water; 276 kilometres of irrigation channels and drainage canals; and facilities that will make it easier for people, especially women, to access water for domestic use.

In total, about 16,592 hectares (ha) of land will be added or improved for irrigation.

The project will protect watersheds through extensive land and water conservation efforts, including planting trees on 4,145 ha of barren land to combat soil erosion.

Its output includes pilot testing of technologies like solar-powered drip irrigation systems on 130 ha of agricultural land, improving crop yields and water usage on 160 fruit and vegetable farms, and demonstrating high-value agriculture development.

“The project will also establish a water resources information system that will use high-level technology such as satellite and remote sensing to conduct river basin modelling and identify degraded land for rehabilitation,” said Yang.

The ADB will also administer two grants for the project, including $3 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and $2 million from the High-Level Technology Fund.

In addition, a $2 million technical assistance will help Balochistan’s provincial government improve its institutional capacity to address the risks and potential impact of climate change in the agriculture sector, as well as build a climate-resilient and sustainable water resources management mechanism in the province.

Agriculture accounts for almost two-third of Balochistan’s economic output and employs 60 percent of the province’s 13 million population, but frequent drought and poor water management has put the industry, and those who rely on it, at risk. Poverty rate in the province is almost double the national average.

 

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QUETTA : The Balochistan government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Saturday signed a $107 million project to improve irrigation infrastructure and water resource management in the province.

Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary for Planning and Development Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta and ADB Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang inked the accord.

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan and provincial ministers Nawabzada Tariq Magsi and Zahoor Ahmed Buledi were present.

“Agriculture remains the backbone of Balochistan’s economy,” said Yang. “This project will introduce efficient water usage system and help farmers improve productivity and farm income.”

Buledi said the agreement was part of the provincial government’s long-term plan to counter droughts in the province.
Moreover, in his tweet, the minister said, “Five districts, including Khuzdar, Kalat, Sikandrabad, Zhob and Sherani, will get benefits. Sara Thoi Dam will be built under this project. This initiative will irrigate 50,000 acres land.”

The Balochistan Water Resources Development Sector Project would focus on improving irrigation infrastructure and water resource management in Zhob and Mula river basins. The two rivers irrigate vast areas of farmland in Balochistan.

Salient features of the project are; building watershed protection, dam and command area able to hold 36 million cubic metres of water; 276 kilometres of irrigation channels and drainage canals; and facilities that will make it easier for people, especially women, to access water for domestic use.

In total, about 16,592 hectares (ha) of land will be added or improved for irrigation.

The project will protect watersheds through extensive land and water conservation efforts, including planting trees on 4,145 ha of barren land to combat soil erosion.

Its output includes pilot testing of technologies like solar-powered drip irrigation systems on 130 ha of agricultural land, improving crop yields and water usage on 160 fruit and vegetable farms, and demonstrating high-value agriculture development.

The ADB will also administer two grants for the project, including $3 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and $2 million from the High-Level Technology Fund.

In addition, a $2 million technical assistance will help Balochistan’s provincial government improve its institutional capacity to address the risks and potential impact of climate change in the agriculture sector, as well as build a climate-resilient and sustainable water resources management mechanism in the province.

 

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construction of Dalbandin-Chaghi road

and leveling of ground for afforestation at Pezoi continues.
afforestation meaning: the action of planting trees on an area of land in order to make a forest.

 

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Hub plant

 

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Afforestation campaign in full swing at Pizoi, Pak Army gears up construction of drains and ponds to bring greenery to Chaghi Balochistan .

 

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Govt. of Balochistan has allocated 500 acres of land free of cost for University College Dera Murad Jamali.
Construction of boundary wall of College at new location started on 10th Jan. With financial assistance from HEC, University will be completed within 2 years.

 

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London

 

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Ideal project for Baluchistan is a artificial Fresh Water Lake filled from Water from Sea (Desalination)
so that by time population grows , their is a large fresh water Lake present for people's water needs

 

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Pakistan’s first organic cotton bale harvested in Balochistan

Pakistan’s first organic cotton Balochistan

QUETTA: Balochistan has produced Pakistan’s first organic cotton bale, while the ceremony for its certification was held at Kot Sabzal, ARY News reported Thursday.

According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the harvesting of the cotton bale was made possible due to cooperation of Balochistan’s Department of Agriculture.

Balochistan’s Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial government was committed to promoting organic agriculture throughout the province. He added the government was paying special attention to Balochistan.

He further said that Balochistan would be developing an organic agriculture policy soon.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan is the fifth largest producer of cotton in the world and the third largest exporter of raw cotton.

WWF-Pakistan Director General Hamad Naqi Khan said, “We have made a major breakthrough in the cotton sector of the country that will benefit stakeholders and the overall economy of Pakistan.”

In his remarks, Secretary Agriculture Balochistan Khaleeq Nazar Kiyani appreciated the efforts of WWF-Pakistan and the Agriculture Extension team.

“The certification is a step towards a more sustainable Pakistan. Production of organic cotton will propel the cotton sector into a new direction,” he said.

Later, a consultative workshop was conducted in which representatives from ginners, spinners, textiles, brokers and brands participated and presented their concerns regarding development of a tenable supply chain of organic cotton in Pakistan.

 

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Under-construction 61-KM long inter-provincial Zhob-Mir Ali Khel Road that will connect Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

 

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An aerial view of CPHGC 1,320MW Coal-fired Power Plant, #Hub,#Balochistan.

 

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Floating Fishermen Jetty A CSR Project of CPHGC Inaugurated.Handed over to the people of Allana Goth
Floating Fishermen Jetty, a CSR initiative of the China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt.) Ltd was handed over to the people of Allana Goth at a ceremony in the presence of media and local dignitaries.