KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah reviewed development schemes and projects worth Rs 111.22 billion in Tharparkar.
The meeting was attended by Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, Secretary Energy Agha Wasif, Secretary Works Aijaz Memon, Specail Secretary Irrigation Junaid Memon and others.
The Chief Minister directed the Energy, Irrigation and works departments to keep visiting the on-going and new schemes being launched so that their quality and pace could be maintained over time.
Road network to Thar Coalfiled stated by the energy department’s secretary of energy Agha Wasif while briefing the Chief Minister said that the energy department has launched Rs 28,106.581 million worth of schemes, including Rs 8360 million new in Tharparkar
Giving details of the scheme he said, strengthening and Improvement of 176 km road from Thatta to Wango Mor via Sujawal and Badin, including Construction of bypasses for Shadi Large, Khoski, Nindo, Badin and Sujawal. He added that an overhead bridge with an elevated railway crossing on Badin bypass is also being constructed. Construction of a new four lane bridge over the River Indus, repair work on the existing bridge over River Indus has also been launched for Rs 8,350.281 million. These schemes would be completed by June 2018.
The improvement of Road from Sujawal to Badin, rehabilitation of 52 km damaged road portions launched at a cost of Rs 2,065.671 million would be completed by June 30, 2018.
The Improvement of the road network from Badin to Wango Mor, rehabilitations of 129-km damaged road portions of Rs1518.590 million would be completed by June 2018. The construction of a six km road from Islamkot to Singhario Road near Thar Coal Block-V worth Rs 202.774 million would also be completed by June 30, 2018.
Construction of two bypass roads for relocation, one 12 km from Islamkot -Jhangra road by passing villages Sivi-jo-Tar and Katran due to construction of Gurano pond and the other one is five km from Thario Halipoto to Jeando Dars road near villages Senhri Dars due to dump area of mining (5-km) worth Rs 424.470 which would be completed by June 2018. The Rs 560 million eight km reconstruction from Rescue Station, Thar Coal Block-II, to Thar Coal Block-V and the rehabilitation/Reconstruction of 30-km road from Thatta to Sujawal of Rs 1,758.494 million would be completed by June 30, 2019.
The schemes which are scheduled to be completed in June 2019 are worth Rs 2,800 million construction of 42 km road from Mithi Intersection to Naukot. The Rs 1,638.870 million 20-km road Naukot, Jhuddo & Tando Jan Muhammad bypasses. The 10-km Rs 764.9 million Islamkot-Nagarparkar road to Thar Coal Block-I.
The Coal uplift Schems: The new schemes launched for Rs 2,106.58 million launched for Thar Coal Infrastructure Development would be completed by June 2020. They are improvement/reconditioning of 17.5 km metaled road from Thar Airport to Mithi and Islamkot for connecting the coal field area worth Rs 1,200 million, rehabilitation of 12-km road remaining portion of the road from Rescue Station to Singhario Near Coal Block -V of Rs 800 million. Construction of 13-km road from Gorano Pond to Dukkarcho Pond for disposal of effluent water of Block-II for Rs 600 million. Reconstruction of four-km road from Mithi Chowk to Sindh Coal Field Office, Mithi City for RS 260 million and construction of 70-km road from Islamkot to Thar coalfield Blocks VIII, IX, X upto Nangerparker road for RS 5500 million.
Published in Daily Times, September 11th 2017.
