Infrastructure Development in Pakistan

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FWO Commences Work on Overlay and Modernization of Motorway (M-2) Project

RAWALPINDI Jan 19: Frontier Works Organization (FWO) on Monday has commenced work on overlay of Motorway (M-2) a mega Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project won by FWO. Lt General Khalid Asghar, Engineer-in-Chief, Maj General Muhammad Afzal, Director General FWO and Mr. Shahid Ashraf Tarrar, Chairman NHA besides senior officials of FWO and NHA witnessed the formal commencement of work on the project near Islamabad Interchange.

A comprehensive briefing encompassing the salient of construction zone, methodology to be adopted, equipment / human resource and dualization was given before start of work. It was highlighted that safety and security of the commuters and workforce were being accorded paramount importance besides ensuring uninterrupted flow of traffic causing minimum possible delay to the commuters. Traffic continuity will remain uninterrupted, and time management has also been given singular priority.

It is pertinent to mention here that the project will be completed in shortest possible time under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) system that includes re-carpeting 337 km length, modernization of motorway facilities, repair and rehabilitation to enhance motorway life. Moreover, M2 has already been handed over to FWO for operation and maintenance for the next 20 years. Motorway was formally handed over to FWO by NHA on 15 Dec 2014 during an inaugural ceremony performed by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

Construction of road near Walton Station inaugurated

ISLAMABAD- Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that Government is taking all possible measures to overcome the shortage of petroleum products soon. Prime Minister has already suspended the concerned senior officers in this regard.

He was addressing the inauguration of work on a link road project in Lahore today. He said that Pakistan Railways has enough oil reserves for fourteen days, which will be increased up to thirty days with passage of time. He said that all possible measures are being taken for decreasing the losses and increasing the income of Pakistan Railways.

He said, green belt will be formed on both sides of rail track from Shahdara Lahore to Raiwand and all wastes will be removed from this area.

Railways Minister said that Baaba-e-Pakistan Project will be launched in Lahore this year, to pay homage to the migrants from India at the time of partition.
About the link road project, Khawaja Saad Rafique said that this one hundred million rupees project, will link area from Seven-up Railway Crossing to the Ferozepur Road in Lahore.

He said that this project will be completed within three months. Later, he inaugurated the work on the project.

At last, the final route to new airport link motorway via Top City.

 

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Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro

 

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Link road between Raiwind to Shah Pur Lahore

 

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Paramount vista - Scheme 1 KDA

 

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latest updates from Bahria Town Karachi

 

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Renovation of Gurdwara Bhai Biba Singh, built in Peshawar in 1708, nearing completion ....

Clean and Green Peshawar

 

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Railway crossing overhead bridge at Habibabad Pattoke

12 schemes worth Rs4.8bn approved

LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of Punjab on Monday approved 12 schemes with an estimated cost of Rs4.8bn.

Presided over by Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman Irfan Elahi, the 33rd meeting of PDWP of 2014-15 approved preparation of the master plan for water supply, sewerage, drainage and groundwater management system for Sheikhupura, Kasur and Nankana Sahib district (PC-II) at the cost of Rs159m.

The other schemes are: replacement of old sewer lines in Multan Wasa at the cost of Rs1bn; sewerage and drainage scheme at Taunsa Sharif, including tuff tiling of streets at the cost of Rs495m; rehabilitation and extension of sewerage and drainage system of Mian Channu city in Khanewal district at the cost of Rs299m, urban drainage PCC and brick pavement scheme in Kasur city for Rs457m, rehabilitation of Eastern Sadiqia Canal (Balance Work) at Bahawalnagar at the cost of Rs257m; construction of alternate buildings in Dera Ghazi Khan canals division (revised) for Rs288m; widening and improvement of Gujranwala Bypass from Awan Chowk to Baghwala Chowk, through Nowshera Virkan Karyal Road (44km), at the cost of Rs327m, construction of a bridge over the Chenab at Shahbazpur to connect Gujrat and Sialkot districts (PC-II) at the cost of Rs15m; construction of road from Benazir Road at railway crossing 1/4/L to Renala Khurd along railway lines) through Education University, Okara, (Kot Bari Bridge to Renala Khurd), along LBDC (12km) in Okara district at Rs179m, the road from Jinnah Chowk to Northern Bypass to Multan Public School and Bosan Road to Mattital Road, (11km) in Multan at the cost of Rs1.1bn and widening of road from Lodhran Bypass, Basti Pacca, Mouza Hussainabad, Basti Muradwala, Haveli Naseer khan to Hasilwala in Lodhran district (length 18km) at the cost of Rs308m.

Plan to build lake in Sutlej revived


BAHAWALPUR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has revived a mega project of development of a lake costing Rs2 billion on the bank of dried-up river Sutlej near the city.

The river bed along the left bank has been proposed to be converted into the lake as a picnic spot.

The idea of lake is the brain-child of Minister of State for Education and Interior Affairs Baleeghur Rehman who had floated it some years ago.

Its feasibility report was finalised by former chief engineer, irrigation, Bahawalpur zone, Mr Qadri.

As the last Punjab government could not start work on it due to financial constraints, the project was shelved.

According to sources, the prime minister has now sanctioned an initial sum of Rs700 million for the project and formed an eight-member committee to oversee its implementation.

The minister is the head of this committee while Commissioner retired Capt Javed Akbar is its secretary. This committee, it is learnt, has already met twice. Under the plan, water for the lake will be brought from Mailsi link canal.

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The Arkadians Karachi

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Bakht Tower Karachi

 

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New Khanki Barrage and Auxiliary Works

Wazirabad Tehsil of Gujranwala district in Punjab Pakistan about 52 km d/s od Marala barrage and 32km u/s of Qadirabad barrage Punjab

Start Date : January, 2013
End Date: January, 2018

 

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New Multan Airport

 

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Under construction Biogas Plant at PAMCO

PU link road

Proposed Parking Plaza for Hafeez centre near Eden Tower

 

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Hubco to set up 1,320MW coal-based power plants
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ISLAMABAD: The Hub Power Company on Monday announced that it will set up 1,320MW coal-based power plants next to its thermal power station at Hub in Balochistan and gradually enhance coal based generation to 3,600MW.

Speaking to journalists, Hubco’s Chief Executive Officer Khalid Mansoor said the company’s board of directors had formally approved development of two coal-based power plants of 660MW each.

The two plants would be initially run on imported coal for which a coal jetty would also be developed, he said.

He added that the solution to re-emergence of circular debt and power sector problems lied in improvement in energy mix that was too expensive at the moment and induction of coal based power generation was one of the cheaper energy sources.

Mansoor said the coal-based power would continue to be cheaper with an increase in its generation in contrast to expensive oil based power generation.

He said Hubco had enough land available near its 1,292MW thermal power plant to house six coal plants of 660MW each and the company has added 1,320MW capacity in the first phase.

“We can construct 3,600MW coal-based power plants at Hub and LNG based plants should be set up in Punjab following dip in prices,” Mansoor said.

He said the government of Pakistan and Chinese banks had agreed to set up a revolving fund to maintain money equal to one month’s invoice to avoid payment issues due to circular debt in power sector for extending loans for Thar coal project.

He informed that Chinese banks had accepted the government guarantees of Pakistan with the setting up of a revolving fund during the visit of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to China.

He said the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) had capped upfront fee for Sinosure (insurance cost) at seven per cent, but because of the presence of circular debt, the company asked for a fee of 9pc for credit risk insurance.

“Now, China has agreed to cap fee at 7pc and therefore this issue has been resolved,” he added.

He said that tariff for coal based power plants had been estimated to reduce by 10 cents per unit from existing 22 cents per unit.

“The price of LNG have come down to $8 to $9 per unit from over $16 per unit and the time is ripe to set up a 3,000MW LNG based power plants near load centers in Punjab where transportation of coal would not be feasible,” he said.

He said Hubco was also interested to take part in privatisation of generation companies on competitive basis.

He said that the root causes of circular debt included inappropriate energy mix, lack of governance and slow response from the regulatory framework.

“Despite payment of around $5 billion circular debt in 2013, it had again reached similar levels within a year,” he said.

Therefore, he said coal based IPPs should be pursued immediately for reduction in the cost of energy mix.

He said no project could reach financial close unless the menace of circular debt was controlled.

“There is no other solution to resolve circular debt other than, enhancing the power subsidy or increasing consumer tariff and improvement on power sector governance issues,” he said, adding Pakistan’s $15bn spending on oil imports was not sustainable.

Responding to a question, the Hubco chief said Thar Projects were included in Pak-China economic corridor priority projects list and both mining and power projects had been categorised as “Early Harvest Projects (EHP).” He said the government will provide $700 million sovereign guarantee for Thar mining project.

He said it should be national goal to curb dependence on foreign oil and look towards investments in indigenous resources like coal and hydro to help build local energy economy.

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BALOCHISTAN: N-10 National Highway near Hingol

LPG air-mix: First plant to be installed in Awaran soon

First plant would be installed soon in Awaran town CREATIVE COMMONS

ISLAMABAD:
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal Khan on Friday held a meeting with the managing director of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and his team to review the progress on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) air-mix plants proposed for Balochistan.

First plant would be installed soon in Awaran town and preliminary work on others would also be completed swiftly, he said.

Khan said surveys of all sites had been done and DCs concerned had been told to identify the pieces of land in writing. He also instructed the authorities that estimates should be reviewed properly as some parts were showing high numbers.

He said the government would install the plants in all those districts of Balochistan which did not have gas in their district headquarters and in the second phase major towns would be covered.

He told the SSGC managing director to speed up remaining work and processes so that plants could be started.

Malaysian company to invest in Palm oil production

KARACHI: Malaysian company, Felda Global Ventures Plantations, has decided to establish a small palm oil factory in Thatta at the cost of Rs 20 million and start two pilot projects of plantation of palm oil trees in Agriculture University Tando Jam.

This was decided in a meeting of the officials of company with Sindh Minister for Coastal Development, Dr. Sikander Mendhro, said a statement on Friday.

Vice President of Malaysian Company, Soh Kim Yaw and Agronomist, Lee Chin tui called on the Minister at his office in Sindh Assembly

Building here.

Senator Taj Haider, famous industrialist, Bashir Jan Muhammad, Director General Sindh Coastal Development Authority, Abdul Haleem Shaikh, Chief Executive Dalda Food private limited, Pervez H. Khan and others were also present on the occasion.

The meeting was told that the team of Malaysian company visited the coastal areas near Thatta and Badin between January 11 to 15 and reviewed the land and environment for plantation of Palm trees.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the government of Sindh wants to save the foreign exchange which is being spent on Palm oil import.

He said that plantation of Palm trees and establishment of Palm oil factory will create more jobs for local people and bring betterment and prosperity to their life

BALOCHISTAN: Night view of the newly-completed 404 MW UCH II Gas Power Plant in Dera Murad Jamali, District Nasirabad with capacity of 300 mmcfd gas production.

 

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THe Springs on Islamabad express way.

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KP Govt add 10 women in 1122 teams in Peshawar and Mardan.

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"Beautification of Peshawar" canal ring road under construction.

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