Balochistan Updates

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A special project for Balochistan

After 15 years, Kachhi Canal to be completed in August 2017: 72,000 acres of virgin land will be irrigated in August this year.
The water infrastructure and agricultural irrigation system in Balochistan will be achieving a true landmark as Kachhi Canal Project will be complete by August this year.

This is great... projects such as these is exactly as balochistan needs!

 

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TDAP holds first-ever dates show, seminar in Gwadar



PR KARACHI - Trade Development Authority of Pakistan has organised a first ever Dates Show and Seminar in Gwadar. The objective was to provide technical awareness on dates sector of Balochistan to growers and to promote export of dates from Balochsitan.

Around 150 growers, exporters of dates, representatives from Balochistan Dates Growers Association, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Research Department GOB, Agriculture Extension Department of Balochistan, Head of Rural Support Programme Turbat and Chairman GPA attended the seminar. Gulab Jan, Chairman District Council, Gawadar was the chief guest of the seminar. Besides seminar, dates show was also organized. Around 10 exhibitors from different parts of Balochistan exhibited more than 50 kinds of dates, which include Bagam Jangi, Kaharba & Mozawati. Punjab Hillavi, Khudrawi, Zahidi, Shmran, shukkar, Dakki, Halimi etc and Ajwa.

During the seminar, the speakers emphasized on improvement of quality of dates production in Balochistan by using latest technology and development of processing plant in the region. They further suggested that there is a huge scope on value addition of dates. One grower/exporter in Balochistan is already developing dates syrup, dates jam and dates paste. This is the first time that such type of successful dates show and seminar was held in Gwadar.

The dates growers of the area particularly from Turbat and Panjgoor have been facing multiple technical problems due to lack of awareness. The Balochistan Dates Growers Association urged TDAP to make this event as a regular annual feature. They also suggested organizing awareness seminar in Turbat as well.

During the seminar, DG TDAP assured the growers/exporters of dates from Balochistan that TDAP will arrange their participation in international exhibitions and will send delegation of dates growers of the region to potential international markets for promotion of exports of dates .He briefed the participants about date show in Karachi and Expo Pakistan.

Balochistan produces 225000 tons of dates from an area of 42.3 thousand hectares and contributes 53 per cent to the total national output. Dates are second after apples in the area. The Makran Division is the largest date producer area in the country after Sukkur. In the province, the Kech district share is 59 per cent.

http://nation.com.pk/business/29-Jul...inar-in-gwadar

 

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Pakistan’s largest refinery to resume production this week

KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest oil refinery, which had caught fire two years ago shortly after inauguration and had been staying closed since then, is set to resume production later this week.

The refinery, located at Hub, Balochistan, had caught fire just three months after its inauguration in 2015. Crude oil heater was said to be the cause of the fire.

Byco Secretary Majid Muqtadir said in the notification “new crude charge heater/ furnace…is much better in efficiency and equipped with modern safety and security controls.”

“Pre-commissioning and commissioning activities of the plant are in progress and utilities and offsite facilities have already been commissioned,” he said.

The refinery has been reconstructed at an estimated cost of around Rs2 billion, it was learnt. It will produce diesel, furnace oil, motor gasoline, jet fuel JP-1, kerosene oil and light diesel oil.

The addition would take oil production by the company to 155,000 barrels per day.

“The new refinery is an expansion of the existing facility of 35,000 barrels per day,” Byco Petroleum Vice President Commercial Asad Azhar Siddiqui told The Express Tribune.

“Byco would be meeting 40% of the total petroleum product demand that stands at 26 million tons per annum in Pakistan,” he said.

Siddiqui said his company had been supplying petroleum products to almost all the oil marketing companies, including state-owed Pakistan State Oil and private-run Shell Pakistan and Hascol.

The integrated company also operates an oil marketing company (OMC) with over 260 retail outlets across the country. At present, the OMC stands at the sixth or seventh position in the country.

“With the help of the largest refinery’s production, we may also become the fifth largest oil marketing company in the next 5-6 months,” he said.

The firm imports crude oil through the Single Point Mooring (SPM) facility, a floating jetty connected with storage tanks with a 15km-long pipeline, which allows ships to take and offload oil without coming to the shore.

The facility may help the company to win the market smoothly as ports are getting congested with increased demand, especially for oil due to low prices and smart recovery of the national economy.

Pakistan meets 75% of its oil needs through imports of crude and refined products.

 

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Quetta - Taftaan Road (N-40) Up Gradation

 

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ISLAMABAD - Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (r) Muzammil Hussain Thursday reviewed progress on water sector projects of WAPDA in Balochistan province.

During the briefing about the projects, he said that in view of water requirements in the province, WAPDA is making utmost efforts to initiate construction work on a number of dams in Balochistan in the shortest possible time, said a press release.

These projects include Naulong Dam, Hingol Dam, Badinzai Dam, and Sukliji Dam. While briefing the chairman, WAPDA Chief Engineer (West) said that Naulong Dam is ready for construction, financing of which is being negotiated with the Asian Development Bank through Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, whereas Hingol Dam, Badinzai Dam and Sukliji Dam are at planning stage and PC-II of the three projects had been sent to the Planning Commission through Ministry of Water and Power for approval.

The issue relating to handing over of Mirani Dam to the Government of Balochistan for its operation and maintenance was also discussed during the meeting. Mirani Dam was completed by WAPDA about 10 years ago.

WAPDA Chairman also visited Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) and WAPDA Hospital Quetta.

During his visit to QESCO Headquarters, the Chairman was briefed by the QESCO Chief Engineer (Planning) about QESCO's performance, its power system, development schemes, and projects being implemented by the company for improvement of power distribution system across the province.

The chairman was also briefed that subsidy on agriculture tubewells in Balochistan was withdrawn in December 2016. Since then, the arrears payable by the agriculture tubewells consumers have swelled to Rs.31 billion, inflicting adverse impact on financial health of QESCO.

Later, during his visit to WADPA Hospital Quetta, the Chairman had a detailed round to observe the healthcare facilities being provided at the hospital to the employees of WAPDA and power sector entities including QESCO, National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC) and power Generation Company (GENCO)-II.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman said that WAPDA is committed to providing latest treatment facilities to WAPDA and power sector employees through its own healthcare system which exists throughout the country.

Though WAPDA has already developed a good healthcare system, the incumbent Authority has decided to upgrade these facilities for benefit of the employees. In addition, WAPDA is also in the process to establish a medical college to further strengthen its healthcare system, he added.

It is worth mentioning here that WAPDA has a fully-fledged healthcare system in the length and breadth of the country. It comprises of 12 hospitals, 13 fortified dispensaries and 17 basic dispensaries to serve the employees of WAPDA and power sector companies.

A sum of Rs.3.61 billion was spent during the last fiscal year to provide treatment facilities to WAPDA and power sector employees through WAPDA healthcare system.

 

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General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) spent second day of Eid at Turbat and Gwadar in Balochistan. COAS also met family of Shaheed Major Jamal Sheran who embraced Shahadat in Hayatabad on 17 July, 2017. COAS also met local notables.
Talking to troops, COAS said that performing our duties in far flung and difficult areas is our pride and we shall continue doing it with utmost commitment and resolve.
COAS said that security and development of Balochistan is extremely important and Army shall extend full support to all state institutions in this regard. All development projects for Balochistan shall be completed InshAllah.

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Balochistan Residential College Zhob almost near to complete, students 1st batch taken in.

 

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NHA executive board approves projects for Balochistan

http://dailytimes.com.pk/business/08...or-balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority approved award of work for construction of two sections of Yakmach-Kharan road in Balochistan during a meeting held at NHA head office today with Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar in the chair.

The 200 km long project is divided into four packages of which approval for the first two was earlier granted by the executive board and where the construction work is already in progress. The details for the two sections approved today are as follows;

Third package: It is 50 km long and was awarded to the M/s Sachal Engineering Works (Pvt) Ltd (the lowest evaluated bidder) at the bid price of Rs. 2.458 billion. This is 14.43% below the Engineer's estimate.

Fourth package: 48 km long and was awarded to the M/s Sachal Engineering Works (Pvt) Ltd (the lowest evaluated bidder) at the bid price of Rs. 2.495 billion. This is 10.42% below the Engineer's estimate.

Yakmach-Kharan road project is being executed under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). Its PC-1 was approved by the ECNEC at an amount of Rs 13.758 billion. PSDP allocation for year 2017-18 is Rs 3 billion.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman NHA said the development of infrastructure in Balochistan was among NHA's top priorities.

He said the construction of this road would immensely help the poor people of those areas through creation of employment opportunities and accelerated economic growth.

He also informed the meeting that Yakmach-Kharan Road, on completion, will also serve as a useful link with Nokudi-Mashkel-Panjgur road (90 km) whose inclusion in CPEC was already approved in principle and the formal approval was accepted in the upcoming meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) later this year.

The Executive Board also approved the proposal for establishment of nine Emergency Response Centers (ERC) in Balochistan.

These centers would be established in Dhanasar, Mina Bazar, Kalat, Surab, Wad, Kararo, Nag, Wangu and Hoshab. The Chairman NHA informed the meeting that National Highway Authority would establish the response centers from its own resources and these would be equipped with various facilities including doctors, paramedics and ambulances to provide timely aid and care to those injured in road accidents along the national highways.

 

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Prime Minister will inaugurate Kachhi Canal Project today, that will irrigate 72 thousand acres of land of district Dera Bugti,#Balochistan.

 

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Katchi Canal in #Balochistan inaugurated by the PM yesterday. This will help irrigate the vast barren lands.

 

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Four new highways will be constructed in Balochistan under CPEC

ISLAMABAD,(APP): Four new highways will be constructed in Balochistan under CPEC to link far-flung areas of the province with rest of the country.

According to Radio Pakistan, CPEC Joint Working Group on Transport Infrastructure has approved financial assistance for these highways.

Two of these projects will be initiated this year. The work on 210 kilometer Dera Ismail Khan Zhob Road will be started this year with the financial assistance of China.


Similarly, work on 110 kilometer Khuzdar-Baseema Road would also be initiated this year at a cost of twenty billion rupees. This highway will provide modern transport facilities to the people.

In addition, Zhob Kuchlagh Road is also an import component of the Western Route which would be the shortest road linking Islamabad to Quetta.


The land acquisition of the 305 kilometer four lane highway has also been initiated.

https://timesofislamabad.com/four-new-highways-will-constructed-balochistan-cpec/2017/09/25/

 

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10% investment in #CPEC Hub Power Plant will be used in environment protection. #Hub #Balochistan #Pakistan

 

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Gwadar city planning is shown in Beijing Exhibition Hall. It is prepared by COPHC that is running Port & free zone.

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Gwadar Intl Airport being developed at Gurandani construction will start this year and China has given $ 230 million for the project

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Balochistan Planning or blue print of pilot area of free zone in Gwadar. Pilot area is in the port, and making good progress.

 

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Breathtaking shot of Kozak Range in Chamman area of #Balochistan.

Gwadar - #Ratodero Motorway M-8 under construction #Sindh #Balochistan #Pakistan