CPEC updates at Gwadar
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In a milestone development, Gwadar Port Authority (amendment) bill 2021, pending over the last many months, has been passed in conformity with stipulated constitutional requirements and processes in a befitting manner.
Pakistan’s apex bodies of parliament—the National Assembly and Senate—passed the Gwadar Port Authority (amendment) Bill 2021 with the consent of a majority of their democratic members.
Gwadar Port Authority (Amendment) Bill 2021 relates to its 77 sections enshrined under the constitution of Pakistan.
It keeps intact the constitution of the board that comprises on Chairman of Gwadar Port Authority, Joint Secretary Communications (member), Chairman National Highway Authority (member), Chairman, Coastal Development Authority, Government of Balochistan (member), Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence (member), Additional Chief Secretary (Development), Government of Balochistan (Member), Representative of Quetta Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Quetta (Member), two members nominated by the Federal Government including a representative of the Finance Division (members), General Manager, Railways (Member), Director General (Ports & Shipping) as the members.
Pakistan’s apex bodies of parliament—the National Assembly and Senate—passed the Gwadar Port Authority (amendment) Bill 2021 with the consent of a majority of their democratic members.
Gwadar Port Authority (Amendment) Bill 2021 relates to its 77 sections enshrined under the constitution of Pakistan.
It keeps intact the constitution of the board that comprises on Chairman of Gwadar Port Authority, Joint Secretary Communications (member), Chairman National Highway Authority (member), Chairman, Coastal Development Authority, Government of Balochistan (member), Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence (member), Additional Chief Secretary (Development), Government of Balochistan (Member), Representative of Quetta Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Quetta (Member), two members nominated by the Federal Government including a representative of the Finance Division (members), General Manager, Railways (Member), Director General (Ports & Shipping) as the members.
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The $542.32 million valued Gawadar 300MW coal-fired power project would initiate under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The land has been acquired for the execution of the project and the Gwadar development authority would supervise the project.
The area of Makran division has supplied from Iran and Power shortfalls in Iran have led to load shedding in Gwadar, Turbat, and Makran regions. These areas are not connected with the National grid and are dependent on the Iranian power supply.
Officials also said: The government has taken steps to connect these areas with a national grid to ensure an uninterrupted smooth power supply to the domestic consumers to provide relief in the winter season. The government has set a target to enhance coal production to meet national energy needs and taking many measures to provide electricity to the consumers at cheap rates.
CPEC developments this week include the 300 MW coal-fired Gwadar Power Plant would start functioning from October 2023 and the 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project under CPEC would be operational by 2022.
They also shared a digital compilation of political, security, economic and social updates about the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) in the form of a news monitor.
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The ECNEC gave approval to the New Gwadar International Airport(NGIA) 2nd revised project of Rs51.298 billion.
The 2nd revised project envisages construction of NGIA along with allied facilities over a piece of land already acquired.
The NGIA will replace the existing airport at Gwadar, which has small terminal building with limited capacity.
The new airport will be suitable for bigger aircrafts like Airbus A-380 and Boeing-747 and 777 etc for international and domestic services.
The 2nd revised project envisages construction of NGIA along with allied facilities over a piece of land already acquired.
The NGIA will replace the existing airport at Gwadar, which has small terminal building with limited capacity.
The new airport will be suitable for bigger aircrafts like Airbus A-380 and Boeing-747 and 777 etc for international and domestic services.
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China’s vocational training institute set up in Gwadar
November 29, 2021
Chinese funded Technical and Vocational Training Institute Gwadar (TVTI) has been completed at a cost of PKR 2.2 billion. Local students here will be provided technical education for a year, after which they will be referred to Shah Dong Institute of Commerce and Technology in China for a one-year diploma. This is the first vocational institute set up by China and has the capacity to accommodate over 300 students.
ISLAMABAD: The China funded project of Technical and Vocational Training Institute Gwadar (TVTI) has been completed at a cost of Rs2.2 billion.
After one year of technical training at the institute, students would be referred to Shah Dong Institute of Commerce and Technology in China for a one year diploma.Students from Gwadar and adjoining areas will be able to benefit from the technical training institute.
Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Planning Senator Saleem Mandviwala visited the institute and lauded completion of the project. The world-class technical and vocational institute has been set up on six acres and has a capacity of 360 students.
November 29, 2021
Chinese funded Technical and Vocational Training Institute Gwadar (TVTI) has been completed at a cost of PKR 2.2 billion. Local students here will be provided technical education for a year, after which they will be referred to Shah Dong Institute of Commerce and Technology in China for a one-year diploma. This is the first vocational institute set up by China and has the capacity to accommodate over 300 students.
ISLAMABAD: The China funded project of Technical and Vocational Training Institute Gwadar (TVTI) has been completed at a cost of Rs2.2 billion.
After one year of technical training at the institute, students would be referred to Shah Dong Institute of Commerce and Technology in China for a one year diploma.Students from Gwadar and adjoining areas will be able to benefit from the technical training institute.
Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Planning Senator Saleem Mandviwala visited the institute and lauded completion of the project. The world-class technical and vocational institute has been set up on six acres and has a capacity of 360 students.
Satellite image of New Gwadar International Airport from yesterday. Making great progress by the looks of it. The new airport once built will work as a catalyst for a greater rate of growth and development for the city and its people.
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China working to develop economic forest industry in Gwadar
July 16, 2021
Professor Wang Sen from the Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT) has said that China is working to develop Gwadar’s forest industry while also building a port. He has been spearheading research on tropical arid desert of Gwadar since 2018 and has cultivated a garden at Gwadar with various species of woody and floral plants. He is of the view that if economic crops are planted, the forests can grow thicker with time. This project is also supported by Pakistani Ministry of Climate Change, University of Karachi, and Indus University.
“We not only try to build a beautiful port, but also want to develop the economic forest industry in the Gwadar city,” said Professor Wang Sen from the Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT) in an interview to China Economic Net (CEN).
Professor Wang, an expert on economic forestry, has been committed to cultivating tropical arid economic plants in Gwadar since late 2018 when the Gwadar port was a stretch of desert. The sight of the barren land inspired him to pioneer a research on tropical arid economic forest in a bid to bring both ecological and economic value to the hub. “Even in the temperate zone with sufficient rain and fertile soil, trees may die, let alone on a tropical arid desert”.
Despite the technical difficulties, Professor Wang compiled a comprehensive record of the tropical arid economic plants in Gwadar and established a tissue culture lab along with necessary laboratories for disinfection, breeding, etc. under the support of Yulin Holdings and China Overseas Holding Group.
Woody grain and oil species, woody fodder species, and woody floral species are being or have been introduced to the cultivation demonstration garden at Gwadar.
For example, a kind of Chinese jujube called “zhongqiusucui”, a new type that was cultivated by Professor Wang and matures around the Mid-autumn festival, or “Zhongqiu”, has successfully grown in the garden. Resistant to drought and rich in vitamin, it has the potential to provide nutrition for the vessels at the port.
Fruit is another important part of economic forests. “We are now focusing on naseberry, a raw material of jam with high nutritious value”, Professor Wang told CEN. A germplasm resource garden of tropical arid economic plants is under construction based on previous investigations on hundreds of local germplasm.
By collecting and making the specimen of representative plants viable in tropical arid regions, the team aims to identify germplasm with high economic value and preserve them in the form of living plants. Furthermore, the breeding technique is being explored through genetic research.
“Unlike some food crops that require continuous cropping, which undermines soil fertility, economic crops like jujube can grow for decades”. According to Professor Wang, to discover and develop a suitable species that can survive in tropical arid regions not only serves innovation in scientific research, but more importantly, it complies with Pakistan’s green initiative and holds the prospect to alleviate poverty, as has been proved in China.
Once successful in the laboratory, it can be promoted in other “Belt and Road” countries with similar climate. Based on the tropical arid economic forest laboratory, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), the birthplace of China’s economic forestry discipline, is providing post-doctoral education to Pakistani students.
The project is also supported by Pakistani Ministry of Climate Change, University of Karachi, and Indus University.
Now this afforestation project looks amazing
This land is so fertile just need some water supplied
Gwadar reminds me of Saudi Arabia's Jeddah , as it was transforming in 80's
The desalination plants changed the fortune of Jeddah and turned it to reasonably green city
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The Pak-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute at Gwadar will likely to be functional from January as the development work on the project has been completed.
The first-ever state-of-the-art vocational and technical training institute in the port city of Gwadar would accommodate 360 trainees at one time and provide training opportunities for at least 1,000 people every year.
The institute would create job opportunities for 249 people whereas half of them would be local people of Gwadar.
The first-ever state-of-the-art vocational and technical training institute in the port city of Gwadar would accommodate 360 trainees at one time and provide training opportunities for at least 1,000 people every year.
The institute would create job opportunities for 249 people whereas half of them would be local people of Gwadar.
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In the 6th Session of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar, Pakistan has asked China that they are expecting a comprehensive robust Marketing and Investment Plan for Free Zone along with its implementation strategy for the development of Gwadar Free Zone, official source told The Nation here.
The 6th Session of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar was co-chaired by Secretary Planning Development & Special Initiatives Abdul Aziz Uqaili and Ying Xiong, Director General of the National Development & Reforms Commission of China.
Secretary Economic Affairs and Maritime Affairs, representatives of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Aviation, Defence, CPEC Authority, PPIB, GPA, Government of Balochistan, GDA as well as representatives of their counterparts in China participated in the meeting.
In the meeting China has reiterated that Gwadar International Airport will be ready by 2023, while the Eastbay Expressway will be completed by April 2022, said the source.
The meeting reviewed the implementation status of the CPEC projects in Gwadar and deliberated upon the future course of action with regard to development of Gwadar city, port and the free zone. Both sides expressed satisfaction on steady progress made on various projects including full operationalization of Gwadar Port and its inclusion in the Afghan Transit Trade route; finalization of the Smart Port City Master Plan; completion of the Pak-China Technical & Vocational Institute; substantial progress on Eastbay Expressway; commencement of work on New Gwadar International Airport and the Pak-China Friendship Hospital.
It was noted that Gwadar Free Zone Phase-1 had been successfully completed, while work on the much larger Phase–2 covering an area of 2221 acres had been started.
Chinese enterprises, including Zhejiang DRC, China Communication Construction Company, Zhejiang Seaport and Huazhang Technology made presentations during the meeting on their planned investments in Low Carbon Recycling Park, within the Gwadar Free Zone. Pakistan side assured the investors of full support and cooperation for their ventures.
The 6th Session of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar was co-chaired by Secretary Planning Development & Special Initiatives Abdul Aziz Uqaili and Ying Xiong, Director General of the National Development & Reforms Commission of China.
Secretary Economic Affairs and Maritime Affairs, representatives of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Aviation, Defence, CPEC Authority, PPIB, GPA, Government of Balochistan, GDA as well as representatives of their counterparts in China participated in the meeting.
In the meeting China has reiterated that Gwadar International Airport will be ready by 2023, while the Eastbay Expressway will be completed by April 2022, said the source.
The meeting reviewed the implementation status of the CPEC projects in Gwadar and deliberated upon the future course of action with regard to development of Gwadar city, port and the free zone. Both sides expressed satisfaction on steady progress made on various projects including full operationalization of Gwadar Port and its inclusion in the Afghan Transit Trade route; finalization of the Smart Port City Master Plan; completion of the Pak-China Technical & Vocational Institute; substantial progress on Eastbay Expressway; commencement of work on New Gwadar International Airport and the Pak-China Friendship Hospital.
It was noted that Gwadar Free Zone Phase-1 had been successfully completed, while work on the much larger Phase–2 covering an area of 2221 acres had been started.
Chinese enterprises, including Zhejiang DRC, China Communication Construction Company, Zhejiang Seaport and Huazhang Technology made presentations during the meeting on their planned investments in Low Carbon Recycling Park, within the Gwadar Free Zone. Pakistan side assured the investors of full support and cooperation for their ventures.
