China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | Updates & Discussions

[Reverse Thinker]

CPEC will beconnected through Indus highway?

 

[Mariner3823]

(Y)

 

[Gufi]

Now..now...pls stop acting as if you're an innocent lamb.
We 're not really friends, so i wasnt sure if you were being sarcastic.

Oh I am very direct when I need to be do not need to talk mysteriously about flags to complain about others

Can't say..
I dont watch dramas.

Here what I was trying to say was stereotypes are created by dramas more then society now

 

[Sunan]

Good work PM Nawz sharif.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Establishment of National Science & Technology Park (NSTP) between Pakistan's leading technical university NUST and China's leading university Tsinghua University under CPEC framework lays foundation for establishing China Pakistan Innovation Corridor. TUS Park of Tsinghua University, Beijing has a floor area of 770,000 (m²), and more than 400 different enterprises and institutions have settled in it. It is not only China's first Grade A national university science park but also the largest single university science park in the world at present.

Science Park is a space that brings government, academia and industry together for innovation with the intent of promoting technology driven entrepreneurship. Pakistan Vision 2025 envisages Creation of Knowledge Economy through promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship. Our aim is to put PAKISTAN in the ranks of developed economies by building strong technological base. Establishment of NSTP is a major step in that direction. I was honoured to be the Chief Guest at the signing ceremony also attended by HE Amb Sun Weidong of China, Dr Mukhtar Chairman HEC, and Engr Asghar Rector NUST.

 

[A.M.]

Mashallah, we need stability in governments and will go a long long way.

 

[Levina]

Oh I am very direct when I need to be do not need to talk mysteriously about flags to complain about others

Here what I was trying to say was stereotypes are created by dramas more then society now

Have you quoted me on a wrong thread??? This thread is related to CPEC and last nite we were discussing this topic on a thread in "social and current events" section.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

@Oscar @Chak Bamu @Jango @Jungibaaz please take a look on page 20 to 22 there is much off topic stuff here

 

[cirr]

Would it be possible or not too costly to plant trees and other vegetations along the highways、motorways and railways that are getting built in Pakistan？

 

[senses]

^im sure they will be planted in the later phase.

 

[ghazi52]

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Source: Ahsan Iqbal FB Page

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I am pleased to share my journey of western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under construction from Gawadar to Sorab (650 Kms) to provide connectivity upto Quetta, Qila Saifullah, Zhob & D I Khan by FWO in toughest conditions of terrain and weather. I visited four construction sites and camps. It was about 50 degree temperature but the spirit and commitment of officers and jawans was exemplary. As you can see, sections which have been completed are making transformational impact in remotest areas by providing connectivity. Road side activity is starting though traffic is very limited at the moment. When completed, this project will bring enormous opportunities for Pakistan and Balochistan, in particular. I paid tribute to officers, jawans and engineers working on this project. Elements which fear progress occasionally try to disrupt activity but vigilance and security of FWO is defeating these elements.

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. . . ..Map of CPEC as by NYT:

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Construction of road in the area is a challenging task but FWO is doing it with great sense of mission. Some friends have commented that why this road is not a six lane motorway. First of all let me clarify that there is no new six lane motorway project under construction for CPEC. CPEC plan is to improve/ upgrade existing highways for fastest connectivity. Peshawar-Lahore-Karachi motorway project is not a new project. It was started in 1990 by NS govt and was supposed to be completed by 2000. Unfortunately, due to political discontinuities it lingered on. Now it is being completed with BOT private sector financing on the basis of the traffic and cargo volume. If govt has to do a Karachi- Lahore section of motorway from its own resources it doesn't have that much space yet and can't afford it. Likewise, in future when traffic volume will grow, western route will also be dualized. When there are limited resources, infrastructure is build incrementally. This road is bringing revolution by providing remotest areas connectivity which enemies of development don't want to happen. Inside China, there is also a similar two lane road from Khunjrab to Kashghar.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Western Route through Baluchistan

KKH Re-Alignment: 94% work on the project completed so far, remaining to be completed by Sep. 25 this year

Jun 27, 2015 Pamir Times Feature, Featured, Gilgit - Baltistan 0
KKH Re-Alignment: 94% work on the project completed so far, remaining to be completed by Sep. 25 this year

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The project included realignment of the road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges. The total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.
This photograph was taken while the landslide was taking place near Attabad village. Photo by Inayat Ali

This photograph was taken while the landslide was taking place near Attabad village. Photo by Inayat Ali

Asghar Khan & Zulfiqar Ali Khan

Hunza, June 27: The China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has completed 94 per cent of the work on the re-alignment project of the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), which will soon restore the trade link between Pakistan and China. Work on the remaining part of the project is in full swing and it will be completed by 25th September 2015.

On 4 Jan 2010, a devastating landslide completely blocked the Hunza River and the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH), a vital trade link connecting the country to China, and killed twenty people in Attabad village, about 18 km from Aliabad town. The water blockade created an artificial lake with 130-200 m depth and 25 km length over a period of about six months.

The lake engulfed about 24 km stretch of KKH, including the longest bridge. About 25,000 habitants of the Gojal tehsil at China border area were cut off from rest of the country. The lake submerged Ayeenabad, parts of Shishkat, Gulmit, lower Ghulkin and Hussaini villages and displaced more than 600 families. The only way to reach Gojal tehsil and onward to the Chinese border is to cross the Attabad lake by boat.
Source: NHA

Source: NHA

To realign the 24 km stretch of KKH, the previous federal government signed a supplementary contract of 275 million USD with CRBC on 18th December 2010. The project included realignment of road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges.

Realignmnet KKHThe total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The project was commenced on 26th July 2012 with the planned completion date of 25th Jan 2015. Due to slower progress, the completion date was later revised as 25th September 2015. According to NHA, the current achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.

Under this project, the excavation works of all 5 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The remaining 100 m of the lining work of the 4th tunnel (2,736m) is in progress whereas the lining work of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed fully. Similarly, 50% work of the concrete pavement of the 4th tunnel has been completed so far whereas the concrete pavements of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The electro-mechanical accessory works on all five tunnels are in progress.
Tunnel Progrss

Source: NHA

Also Visit: [Pictorial] Incredible Images of the Four Tunnels on KKH near Attabad

According to NHA, CRBC has already completed the 311 km length KKH Improvement project from Raikot to Khunjerab on 30th November 2013 with a contract amount of 490.87 million USD. The project was started on 1st August 2008 and included improvement and widening of existing road, construction of 35 new bridges, 18 open cut tunnels and 1,060 culverts.
KKH Improvement Project

Source: NHA

Under KKH projects, 21% work on 36.94 km Shatial-Thor Nullah Bypass project has been completed so far by the contractor HAKAS Private Limited. The project was started on 23rd Sep 2012 with contract amount 3.507 billion rupees. The original date of completion was 23rd Sep 2014 which was later revised as 22nd May 2016.
Shatial-Thor Nullah

Source: NHA

The 281km Thakot-Raikot Chinese Grant Project was contracted to M/s China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The project was commenced on 15th September 2013 and has planned to complete by 20th December 2016. This includes 143 km rehabilitation work and 138 km repair and maintenance of KKH. The project costs approximately 7.5 billion rupees. According to NHA, 65.11% of the work has been completed and the achieved progress is 5% ahead of planned progress.

The 120 km long China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Section from Thakot to Havelian will cost 90 billion rupees. RFP has been issued on 15th June 2015 with the last date for bid submission is 15th July 2015. Evaluations will be completed by 25th July 2015 and signing of the commercial contract is planned as 20th August 2015.The expected date of the ground breaking is 20th September 2015.
CPEC section

Source: NHA

The 59 km Hazara Expressway project from Burhan to Havelian will cost 23 billion rupees. The project is four lane fenced expressway with six interchanges. The project is being implemented in 3 different packages. The package 1 & 2 in in progress with 6% progress and the package 3 is under procurement phase. The planned completion date of the Hazara Expressway project is 5th March 2017.
Hazara Expressway

Source: NHA

The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road globally and connects Xinjiang province of China and Gilgit–Baltistan of Pakistan through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres. The Highway construction was started in 1959 and completed in 1978. According to FWO, the work involved 21 million cubic meter of rock blasting and earthwork, using over 8000 tonnes of explosive and 80,000 tonnes of cement. On the average 15,000 men, 1200 vehicles and 1000 pieces of plant/machinery were employed on the project. The project took lives of hundreds of laborers and engineers from both Pakistan and China.

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As a strategic move, Pakistan and China signed an agreement on the $46 billion China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project on 20th April 2015. CPEC is a development megaproject which aims to connect Pakistan’s southern port of Gwadar to China’s Xinjiang province via a network of about 3,000 km highways, telecommunication infrastructure, railways, industrial zones and energy infrastructure. The economic corridor is considered central to China–Pakistan relations and a game changer in regional development.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

 

[VelocuR]

One word - FANTASTIC!



@Muhammad Omar , keep it up!