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World Bank agrees to finance rehabilitation of Sukkur Barrage
KARACHI: The World Bank has, in principal, agreed to finance the rehabilitation of the Sukkur Barrage and has asked the provincial government to submit the project’s PC-1.
The decision was taken on Tuesday in a meeting held between Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah and a 14-member World Bank delegation headed by Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan.
The CM said a feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Sukkur Barrage had been conducted which was later reviewed by World Bank officials, including its experts in dam design, sedimentation and structures. A public hearing was also held to assess the project’s environmental impact, he added.
KARACHI: The World Bank has, in principal, agreed to finance the rehabilitation of the Sukkur Barrage and has asked the provincial government to submit the project’s PC-1.
The decision was taken on Tuesday in a meeting held between Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah and a 14-member World Bank delegation headed by Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan.
The CM said a feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Sukkur Barrage had been conducted which was later reviewed by World Bank officials, including its experts in dam design, sedimentation and structures. A public hearing was also held to assess the project’s environmental impact, he added.
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Murad hands over 12 ambulances to Tharparkar
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah handed over 12 well-equipped ambulances to Tharparkar district for its six taluka hospitals.
A ceremony was held on Thursday at the CM House, which was attended by MNAs, Senators, MPAs, chairmen taluka municipal committees and concerned officers.
Addressing the ceremony, the chief minister said that he pleased to handing over 12 well equipped and advance ambulances , two for each Taluka Headquarter hospital of District Tharparkar for timely transportation of patients from rural and hardest areas to hospitals or even to tertiary level health facilities for management of critical conditions. This is in addition to a pool of already available ambulances in the district.
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah handed over 12 well-equipped ambulances to Tharparkar district for its six taluka hospitals.
A ceremony was held on Thursday at the CM House, which was attended by MNAs, Senators, MPAs, chairmen taluka municipal committees and concerned officers.
Addressing the ceremony, the chief minister said that he pleased to handing over 12 well equipped and advance ambulances , two for each Taluka Headquarter hospital of District Tharparkar for timely transportation of patients from rural and hardest areas to hospitals or even to tertiary level health facilities for management of critical conditions. This is in addition to a pool of already available ambulances in the district.
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MITHI: New airport is named the Mai Bakhtawar Airport, built near Islamkot town at a cost of Rs 1 billion.
All arrangements have been finalised for the inauguration ceremony.
Located near the sites of the Thar Coal project block-II as well as the mining field.
Construction of the airport, spread over an area of 1,000 acres, has been completed in about four years at a cost of around Rs1 billion. Initially, it was to be named as Thar airport and the insignia was also installed atop the building of its arrival and departure lounges. However, it has now been named after a peasant leader, Mai Bakhtawar Lashari, who had laid down her life on June 22, 1947 fighting against a feudal lord near Jhudo town of Mirpurkhas district.
Modern machinery, equipment and facilities have been made available at the installation. The airport has a three-kilometre-long runway, according to an official.
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Sindh Forest Department has successfully broken her own Guinness World Record of Planting maximum number of Mangroves in 24 hours, by planting one million plants as compared to previous record of 847,275 saplings. Sindh Forest Department achieved Guinness World Record (GWR) of Planting maximum number of trees in 24 hours by a team of 300 volunteers twice in the year 2009 and 2013 respectively.
The record breaking plantation campaign was held at Village Ismail Jat near Jooho, Keti Bandar which is Area of Responsibility of Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy teams including 45 personnel also participated in the campaign along with comprehensive logistic support and security arrangements in the Area.
Chief Minister Sindh, Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah witnessed the plantation and graced the ceremony as Chief Guest.
While speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister emphasized on the need of focused attention and coordinated efforts from all walks of the society. He lauded the concerted efforts of Pakistan Navy for always spearheading Mangrove Plantation Campaign to save marine ecosystem. Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah also thanked Pakistan Navy for providing security and logistics support for successful conduct of the event.
A large number of PN and civil officials including representatives from business community attended the ceremony. Guinness World Record journalists, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), officials from Federal and Provincial Forest Departments were also present on the occasion.
The record breaking plantation campaign was held at Village Ismail Jat near Jooho, Keti Bandar which is Area of Responsibility of Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy teams including 45 personnel also participated in the campaign along with comprehensive logistic support and security arrangements in the Area.
Chief Minister Sindh, Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah witnessed the plantation and graced the ceremony as Chief Guest.
While speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister emphasized on the need of focused attention and coordinated efforts from all walks of the society. He lauded the concerted efforts of Pakistan Navy for always spearheading Mangrove Plantation Campaign to save marine ecosystem. Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah also thanked Pakistan Navy for providing security and logistics support for successful conduct of the event.
A large number of PN and civil officials including representatives from business community attended the ceremony. Guinness World Record journalists, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), officials from Federal and Provincial Forest Departments were also present on the occasion.
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KARACHI: The 25th meeting of the Public-Private Partnership Policy Board held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah approved the establishment of a 50 megawatt (MW) power project for the K-IV, a theme park and wholesale date market in Khairpur.
The projects under discussion by the board included a livestock tagging project, the local government’s Karachi Theme Park, a 50MW power station for the K-IV project, an English medium school project, the Khairpur wholesale dates market and safety and security services at the National Institute of Child Health.
The meeting was informed that the government has decided to establish a 50MW power plant for phase I of the K-IV project under a public-private partnership at pumping stations No I and II near Keenjhar Lake.
The projects under discussion by the board included a livestock tagging project, the local government’s Karachi Theme Park, a 50MW power station for the K-IV project, an English medium school project, the Khairpur wholesale dates market and safety and security services at the National Institute of Child Health.
The meeting was informed that the government has decided to establish a 50MW power plant for phase I of the K-IV project under a public-private partnership at pumping stations No I and II near Keenjhar Lake.
