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Budget 2020-21

Rs2 billion would be set aside for Kachhi Canal project in Balochistan for the next fiscal year.
 
CDWP approved Construction of 146 Km Hosab-Awaran Khuzdar Motorway Section of 892 Km RatoDero - Gwadar Motorway M-8 project,

Package -1 Hoshab – Awaran Length 146 km’ worth Rs. 26 Billion
 
Review progress of Balochistan Coastal Development Authority BCDA on:

️Master Planning of Coast
️Constructing 7 Tourist spots
️Execute Salicornia plantation
️Construct Floating Jetties
️Beach parks facilities
️Coast facilitation

Gwadar

 
Plan to establish mineral exploration company approved

June 18, 2020


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Balochistan to 90 per cent shares in the company and remaining 10pc would go to federal govt. — APP/File


QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the proposed plan for establishing the Balochistan Mineral Exploration Company (BMEC).

The meeting decided to appoint the secretary for Minerals and Mineral Development as its interim chief executive officer and approved a seven-member board of directors for the proposed company.

It was agreed at the meeting that Balochistan would have 90 per cent shares in the company and the remaining 10pc would go to the federal government. The head office of the company would be established in Quetta while a branch office would be set up in Islamabad.

The meeting agreed to include experts from the minerals sector in the board of directors.

It was also decided that a Chagai Foundation would be set up with the aim to develop the economic and social sectors in the Chagai district.

Provincial Finance Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi, Chief Secretary Fazeel Asghar, Finance Secretary Noorul Haq Baloch and other federal and provincial officials concerned attended the meeting.

Chief Minister Jam Kamal told the meeting that with the establishment of the BMEC, there would be improvement in the mining sector and mineral resources of the province would be developed which would not just boost investors’ confidence but also enhance investment in the sector.

“The Balochistan government will initially allocate funds for the BMEC and also provide a platform to private companies in the province,” he said.

He said that the company would also take steps to provide training in the field of mineral resources to the youth of Balochistan.

Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2020
 
The expansion project of China-Pakistan Gwadar Faqeer Middle School was successfully completed and handed over to Pakistan’s education department last month.
Supervised by GDA, the expansion project is funded by China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD).



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Road projects worth Rs300bn to be completed under public-private partnership

July 07, 2020

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Some sections of the N-25 Karachi-Quetta project will need government funding due to huge investment requirement, moderate traffic demand, lack of toll culture and security concerns in Balochistan.
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday selected two road projects worth Rs300 billion for development through Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

The expected completion date for the design and feasibility studies of both projects by March 31, 2021.


The 790-km N-25 connects Karachi Port with Quetta and provides access to Afghanistan through Chaman. The project includes construction of additional carriageway and rehabilitation of existing road where required to make it a four-lane divided carriageway.

The meeting was told that detailed design for Khuzdar-Chaman section was in progress and paperwork to hire consultants for design of Karachi-Khuzdar section and commercial feasibility of the whole Karachi-Chaman road will also be taken up in the upcoming departmental working party meeting on July 10. This would be followed by initiation of the procurement process.

Authorities expected that few sections of N-25 would be commercially feasible while the remaining sections would require substantial government funding due to “huge investment requirement, moderate traffic demand, lack of toll culture and security concerns in Balochistan”.

Minister said these projects would help provide good road infrastructure facilities in collaboration with the private sector. The minister further directed to complete the design and feasibility studies on both projects by Mar 31, 2021.

National Highway N-25 connects Karachi with Quetta, the capital of Balochistan and provides access to Afghanistan via Chaman. This project includes construction of additional carriageway and rehabilitation of existing road to make it a four-lane divided carriageway. The meeting was told that design and commercial feasibility would be ready by Mar 30, 2021 and would be presented to the PPPA Board for approval by April 15 and bids would be called by mid-September 2021.

The meeting was also informed that 286-km Mianwali-Muzaffargarh Road was a provincial highway but the NHA intended to dualise this road section under build, own and transfer (BOT) basis in the PPP arrangement. The scope of work also included rehabilitation of existing two-lane facilities with structure.

The road was federalised on May 6 and has been taken over by the NHA on June 18. The paperwork for hiring consultants to undertake detailed design and commercial feasibility would be approved on July 10 with the target for final submission of design and feasibility report by Feb 28, 2021 and its approval by PPPA Board on Mar 15, 2021. The letters of intent would be sought by April 2021 with the target to award the contract by end-January 2022.

The meeting was also informed that the Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) worth Rs204bn was already included in the PPP mode to finance, build and operate it for 25 years. The private party will finance construction of the project, operate it for a defined concession period and transfer it back to the NHA, at no cost at the end of concession period of 25 years.

Communications Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik and NHA Chairman Sikandar Qayyum briefed the meeting on the plans for construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) on BOT basis.

The M-6 project is estimated to take 33 months to complete. The 300-km motorway project starting from Sukkur will pass through Khairpur, Naushahro Feroze, Nawab Shah, Matiari, Hala and Jamshoro and terminate at Hyderabad.

Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2020
 
Today Sawad Dam is connected to Gwadar. Gwadar will Get 1 million gallons more water which will solve water issue of Gwadar city. CM Balochistan Jam Kamal inaugurated this project which has been completed.


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Football field and recently-completed Marine Drive



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Bidding process under way for 298 KM Road Zhob to Kuchlak (Quetta) part of Western route-a dire need of Balochistan’s people. Also per plans section D I Khan Zhob being processed for JCC for Chinese funding on completion Islamabad & Quetta will be connected through expressway..




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Lakpass Tunnel project was completed by FWO in two just years duration back in November 2008. This route connects Quetta with Southern Balochistan, Gawadar, Karachi and also with Iran through N-40.

FWO has been entrusted the responsibility of O&M of Lakpass Tunnel / Toll Plaza and keep it open for public throughout the year. Before construction of Lakpass Tunnel, old road was being used having a very steep gradient which was very difficult specially for loaded vehicles.

For providing road with good riding quality, FWO is relaying ACWC overlay on approaching roads of Lakpass Tunnel on fast track. Currently work is in full swing and will be completed by end of July 2020.



 
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