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Construction of POWERCHINA Nabisar Vajihar Water Supply Project in Pakistan starts

NABISAR, Jun. 10 (Gwadar Pro) –On June 4, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nabisar Vajihar Water S

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By Wu Siya | Gwadar Pro Jun 10, 2022



NABISAR, Jun. 10 (Gwadar Pro) –On June 4, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nabisar Vajihar Water Supply Project in Pakistan, which will be constructed by POWERCHINA, was held in Nabisar, Sindh Province. Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister of Sindh Province, and Abdullah Al-Mutairi, CEO of the project investor Enertech Holdings, jointly inaugurated the project. Kuwait’s Commercial Counselor to Pakistan, Minister of Irrigation of Sindh Province, Minister of Energy, Minister of Education, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony. Relevant personnel of POWERCHINA International and POWERCHINA Huadong Engineering Corporation also attended the ceremony.

Group photo of POWERCHINA and Enertech [Photo provided by POWERCHINA]
The project is the largest PPP project in Sindh, Pakistan so far, where the teams of professionals will build a water plant with a capacity of 129,600 m3/d, will construct two reservoirs (the starting point reservoir of 5.71 million cubic meters and the end reservoir of 3.52 million cubic meters) and install and test the glass reinforced plastic pipes with a diameter of 1.4 meters and a total length of 60.71km.

The groundbreaking ceremony [Photo provided by POWERCHINA]

The groundbreaking ceremony [Photo provided by POWERCHINA]
“Although the project has complex groundwater treatment requirements for the reservoir, we firmly believe that our technical competence and service can satisfy both the owner and the local people,” Mr. Wu, Project Manager of the Nabisar Vajihar project, said in an interview with Gwadar Pro. The reporter has learned that it is expected to be completed in December 2023, and once completed, the annual water supply of the project will reach 40.185 million tons, mainly for coal-fired power plants, including the Thar coal-fired power plant operated by Shanghai Electric under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
“Our end point, Vajihar in the Thar region, is a desert area with an arid climate and sparse population. This project will effectively solve the over-exploitation of groundwater to improve the local ecological environment for Vajihar side,” emphasized Wu.

Pakistani and Kuwaiti guests at the rostrum [Photo provided by POWERCHINA]
Besides, as for employment, the project will create approximately 6,000 jobs in the surrounding area with significant social benefits. “We will recruit project management team including but not limited to(contract engineers, planning engineers, construction engineers, HSE engineers, quality control engineers, civil engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, etc.), construction team and the other skilled personnel. Besides, the project will also create job opportunities during the operation and maintenance phase once the project construction phase is completed,” Wu told Gwadar Pro. “Given the local situation of economic development, our CSR also include vocational training for local people, providing opportunities to boost overall industrial chain development.”
Pakistan’s domestic water resources are scarce, with Karachi, the largest city, still has no running water supply. Therefore, Pakistan’s water sector development has a broad market space. The Nabisar Vajihar project is not only the first project of POWERCHINA to enter local water sector based on the deep cultivation of hydropower, thermal power and new energy markets in Pakistan, but also the first project of tripartite cooperation between China, Pakistan and Kuwait in recent years, with self-evident significance to the diversified energy cooperation under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative.

 

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Traffic police roll out ‘free car repair service’ for Karachiites in rainy season​

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Web Desk
18 Jun, 2022

KARACHI – Traffic police in Pakistan’s economic hub have rolled out free vehicle repairing service for its citizens who suffer the most due to a lack of proper infrastructure amid the rainy season.
D.I.G Traffic Karachi have reportedly started the service to keep the traffic rolling smoothly in the port city.

At least 26 vehicles will patrol Shahrah-e-Faisal, University Road, and other areas, carrying basic maintenance equipment to fix minor faults in vehicles.

From fixing punctured tires to reinflating flat tires, the patrolling team will also help tow cars. It will also help citizens to refuel their vehicles to get to the next fuel station.
Citizens can call the Helpline 1915 for assistance.

 

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Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge

At present the distance between Ghotki & Kandhkot via Guddu Barrage is 152 KM and via Sukkur it is around 170 KM.
Connecting National Highway (N5) via Ghotki to National Highway (N55) Kandhkot.

Approximately 30 KM long 2-Lane highway including 4-lane bridge over River Indus (of length approximately 3 kilometers)

Project Structure:
1. DBFMOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer), 28 years concession period (3 years construction, 28 years O&M)

 

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inaugurated air-conditioned luxury intra-city Peoples bus service in Larkana to provide quality and affordable travel services to people of Larkana.

 

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Sindh cabinet approves first ever Cloud policy​

The Frontier Post

KARACHI: We have achieved a great milestone with approval of first ever cloud policy in Sindh. It was stated by Mrs. Tanzila um e Habibah Special Assistant to CM Sindh for Information science and Technology Department, Sindh. The cabinet meeting was provided overfed by CM Sindh sayed Murad Ali Shah. The IT department told the cabinet that the absence of Cloud policy compelled public sector organizations to work in silo and caused inefficient use of resources utilisation, security issues, increased capital costs and infrastructure degradation issues.

The salient features of the Cloud First Approach include economic scale, collaboration among federation and provinces, standardization, and adoption of emerging tools and technologies.

The provincial government, under the new policy, would appoint a Cloud Acquisition Office (CAO) would be established to support the public sector entity in their transition to cloud. The Cloud policy is a paradigm shift from Capital Expenditure to Operational Expenditure resulting in cost savings with better infrastructure.

The Provincial Cloud Acquisition Office would work with other departments and SPPRA to bring the required changes (PAYG “Pay as you go” or “pay as use”) with reference to the policy. Provincial Cloud Acquisition Office must be involved in procurement decisions of ICT related infrastructure.

The cabinet approved the policy. Digital Technology Board: The provincial cabinet also approved establishment of Sindh Digital Technology Board for promotion, planning, execution, supervision, evaluation and regulations of Digital technologies to boost the `digital economy by enabling e-government, promoting innovation, capacity building, supporting IT Sector and collaborating with stakeholders at province, federal and international level.

The chairman of the board would be Minister IT, Secretary IT would be its vice chairman and secretary Finance, Secretary P&D and MD of the board would be its members. The functions of the board, include digital Technology policy guidelines to the government; recommend Information, prepare a comprehensive program for the Information for the approval of the government, Digital Technology sector; plan, manage, implement and control the digital Technology sector programs and schemes and submits reports to the government to observe growth and enrichment of the approved Information, digital Technology program.

 

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Chinese company Yutong Bus accepted the offer to set up a public transport plant in Sindh following a meeting between provincial minister for transport Sharjeel Inam Memon and Yutong Bus Country Manager Paul Zhang, on Thursday.

The plant would either be set up in Karachi or Hyderabad. The parties agreed to create a 'concrete' proposal regarding the matter by next week.

The plant is to apparently be constructed on 15 to 18 acres of land.

“The Department of Transport is making every effort to set up a public transport plant in Sindh,” Sharjeel Memon said, adding that this venture would improve the public transport system.

According to the transport minister, the project would bring in foreign investment into Pakistan and create new employment opportunities.

 

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Karachi. The Green Line BRTS is now connected with Peoples Bus Service.

Passengers of Green Line BRTS can now transfer from the Numaish Station to Sea View (McDonalds) via Zaib un Nisa Street, Metropole, Teen Talwaar, Bilawal Chowrangi and Dolmen Mall Clifton. Timings are from 6AM till 12AM and Fares are Rs. 50 per passenger.

No free transfer from Green Line BRTS available. Tickets can be purchased from the conductor inside the bus.
Bus route number is R-10.

 

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TEL 1X330MW power project in Thar has been successfully connected to the grid & will put into commercial operation soon.

 

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Darawat Dam in District Jamshoro is filled for the first time due to the heavy rain.
The dam has storage capacity of 120,000 acres feet water which can help irrigate 10,000 hectares of land.

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In a historic move towards sustainable transportation and reduction of air pollution, Pakistan's first electric bus hit the streets of Karachi today.
The bus, manufactured by a local company, can seat up to 40 passengers and has a range of 150 kilometers on a single charge.
The bus will be operated by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on a trial basis for the next few months, after which its performance will be evaluated for a possible expansion of the fleet.

 

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Foreign Minister Bilawal inaugurated the Pakistan's first Lungs Transplant center at Gambat, Sindh. Bilawal also visited the various departments of the country's first Lungs transplant center.

 

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After free ambulance service under 1122, Sindh Govt has also started mortuary van service which will be operational all over the province of Sindh absolutely free of cost.

 

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Under Construction Nai Gaj Dam.

WAPDA is constructing Nai Gaj Dam near Dadu in Sindh.

Scheduled for completion by end 2024, this multi-purpose project will store 300,000 acre feet of water to irrigate 28,800 acres of land.

It will also have a small hydel power station to generate 4.2 MW green, clean electricity...