Balochistan CM orders to provide safe drinking water to CPEC hub
Quetta: Pakistani Balochistan provincial Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan has ordered to immediately provide safe drinking water to Gwadar City, the hub of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Chairing a high-level meeting here, the CM said that all basic facilities must be ensured in Gwadar at the earliest.
The CM also directed to consider the issues of Gwadar Old City and ensure the provision of basic amenities. Moreover, Gwadar Janat Bazaar and Shahi Bazaar should be modernized on modern lines and implementation of all projects in Gwadar would be ensured expeditiously, he directed.
The CM inspected various parts of the under construction hospital building and directed to complete the construction work expeditiously and in a timely manner.
He maintained that the development and prosperity of the local people of Gwadar was the top priority of his government.
The government is well aware of the problems being faced by the local people of Gwadar for which significant steps were being taken on priority basis, he added.
The meeting was briefed about the development projects. The meeting was briefed about supply of drinking water in Gwadar, ongoing development projects under the supervision of Development Authority Gwadar, increase in water level in Sod Dam and Shadi Kaur Dam due to recent rains, water supply to Pushkan and Gunza Jivani from same dams by Director General of Development Authority of Gwadar.
The meeting was informed that the supply of water to Gwadar would start after the installation of water pipeline from Sod Dam and Shadi Kaur Dam to Gwadar.
The progress was reviewed by the meeting. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister directed that drainage and provision of clean drinking water to the people in Gwadar city should be made a top priority, said the official details released by the government.
Later, Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan also visited the under construction building of District Headquarters Hospital.
Provincial Ministers Haji Muhammad Khan, Toor Utmankhel, Commissioner Makran Shah Irfan Gharshin and other officials were also present on the occasion.
