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Good to see developments but we are 10 years behind. Chinese companies have the ability to build entire city in less than 2 years.
 
Good to see developments but we are 10 years behind. Chinese companies have the ability to build entire city in less than 2 years.

agree, Govt. need to release the master plan and open the construction so economic activity can be generated in Gwadar

Naval Anchorage Gwadar Latest Development 1-05-2019

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Good to see developments but we are 10 years behind. Chinese companies have the ability to build entire city in less than 2 years.
For the love of God don't build cities in 2 years.

Have you seen how low quality those Chinese buildings are?
After 5 years you need to tear them down and rebuild
 
ISLAMABAD: China has agreed to provide more than Rs 35 billion for construction of the Gwadar International Airport, Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan informed the Senate on Friday.

Speaking in the Senate during a question hour, the minister said the Gwadar airport will be a modern airport with night navigation.

He said construction work on the airport is expected to begin by June this year and will be completed within a span of three years.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan, responding to a question regarding Pak-Afghan trade relations, said Pakistan has always taken steps to create a peaceful environment so that trade between the two countries flourish.

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Nepra likely to issue tariff determination for 300 MW plant at Gwadar by May-end

Government is committed to accelerate implementation of CPEC projects and set timelines for authorities concerned for resolving all pending issues related to the projects

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is likely to issue tariff determination for the 300 MW coal power plant at Gwadar by the end of May. Progress on 300 MW coal based power plant at Gwadar was discussed here during CPEC project review meeting. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning,
 
Gwadar Port is being developed in two phases: Phase I covered building of three multipurpose berths and related port infrastructure and port handling equipment, and was completed in December 2006, but inaugurated on 20 March 2007.

Phase I (2002–2006)

The first phase of construction at Gwadar Port began in 2002, and was completed in 2006, before inauguration in 2007.

Berths: 3 Multipurpose Berths
Length of Berths: 602 m in total
Approach Channel: 4.5 km long dredged to 12.5 m depth and max draft (hull) of channel.(capacity: bulk carriers of 30,000 deadweight tonnage [DWT] and container vessels of 25,000 DWT)
Turning basin: 450 m diameter
Service Berth: One 100 m Service Berth
Related port infrastructure and handling equipment, pilot boats, tugs, survey vessels, etc.


Phase II

The second phase of construction is currently underway as part of planned improvements under CPEC and other ancillary projects. The total project is expected to cost $1.02 billion.[20]. In Sep 2018, the Pakistan Senate expressed concern at slow rate of progress of most projects of Phase II at Gwadar as construction had not started for most projects.

Ongoing:

Approach Channel: To be dredged to 14.5 m depth and max draft (hull) of channel
6 lane East Bay Expressway to connect the port to the Makran Coastal Highway
New international airport to be built in vicinity of the port
Desalination plant

Planned:

4 Container Berths along 3.2 kilometres of shoreline
1 Bulk Cargo Terminal (capacity: 100,000 DWT ships)
1 Grain Terminal
1 Ro-Ro Terminal
2 Oil Terminals (capacity: 200,000 DWT ships each)
Floating liquefied natural gas terminal with capacity of 500 million cubic feet of gas per day
2,292 acre special economic zone to be developed adjacent to port
360 megawatt coal-fired power plant

Longer term plans

Dredging of approach channel to depth of 20 meters
150 berths to be built by 2045
Capacity to handle 400 million tons of cargo per year
 
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 18th June, 2019 ) :The Gwadar Smart Port City Master Plan is expected to be finalized soon which will be submitted to the Cabinet for its final approval, Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Tuesday.
He said that Gwadar port has the potential to improve socio-economic condition of people of the city and Balochistan at large which will connect the region's land and maritime route thereby benefiting the entire region.

Chairing a Steering Committee meeting on Gwadar Smart Port City Master Plan here, the minister underlined that Gwadar Master Plan is a major milestone towards achieving an inclusive and sustainable development of the coastal city.

The Minister pointed out that rights of the local population will be protected and they will be facilitated in every possible manner enabling them to reap benefits from the development of Gwadar.

He stressed that land price speculation also needs to be regulated.

Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal, Commander Southern Command Gen.

Asim Saleem Bajwa, Secretary Planning Zafar Hasan, DG FWO Maj. Gen. Inam Haider Malik, Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy Zhao Li Jian, members Planning Commission, Project Director CPEC Hassan Daud, officials from departments concerned and senior officials of the ministry were present in the meeting.

Project Director China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Hassan Daud and FHDI team briefed the participants about the proposed Master plan.

The minister underscored that Gwadar will be transformed into a developed and smart port city of international standards with effective urban strategies.

He stated that a robust policy is being devised to turn the coastal city into a regional hub of trade and business activities.

The Minister appreciated the work done by Fourth Harbor Design Institute (FHDI) on Gwadar Master Plan noting that earlier recommendations made on land use and policy framework have been incorporated in the proposed plan.

The CM Balochistan said that provincial government is committed to successful implementation of Master Plan.
 
ISLAMABAD - China has recommended the establishment of Special Economic District (SED) in Gwadar and the application of laws and regulations totally different from the rest of Pakistan and on the style of the Shenzen model in China, The Nation has learnt reliably.

The Chinese company Fourth Harbor Design Institute (FHDI) which has prepared the proposed integrated Gwadar Smart Port Master City Plan has recommended the application of Chinese city of Shenzen’s model laws and regulations over the entire area of 1,201 square kms in Gwadar Special Economic District (SED) instead of Pakistani laws and regulations, official sources confided.

The source said that the report prepared by the Chinese company contains 16 chapters on land use planning, urban and transport infrastructure planning, energy, water and waste water, socio economic planning, environmental disaster risk management, community participation and empowerment, guaranteed development for vulnerable areas, development of non concession areas, development of a free port, laws on ownership of properties, institutional framework for GDA, responsibilities of government agencies and financial management.

The report focuses on four areas including adequate infrastructure that makes Gwadar globally competitive and addresses transport, housing, health and the other needs of the local population and migrant workers, the source said. Economic and governance framework is also part of the report. Similarly urban design and heritage preservation strategy and integration of the local population and their ownership for the initiative is also part of the report.

The report recommended that in terms of incentives and policy interventions, Gwadar must have an even more preferential financial incentives structure than competing SEZ’s in the region. This must be the governing principle specific measures for taxation and other incentives such as free currency exchange, deduction of energy costs from taxes, one-factory, one-discussion,30 certificates in one etc.

Regarding the city development the report said that the planning has been conducted in 3 stages. The short term plan will be till 2025 for the population 300,000 and the per capita income will be $ 2,000, under the medium term plan 2025-2035 for the population 600,000 and per capita income will be $ 4,000. The long term plan covers from 2035-2050 for the population of two million while the per capita $ 15,000.

The source said that this is draft proposal of the integrated gwadar Smart Port Master City Plan will be approved from the Steering Committee and then the plan will be presented to technical committee for the final recommendation to the federal cabinet.
 
Design of new block of GDA Gwadar Development Authority hospital. Construction work to start in September.

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Fully functional 0.4 MGD sewage water treatment plant is providing water to Gwadar City.


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Gwadar Club... A reflection of the changing face of Gwadar

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