Gwadar housing schemes: Manbar development charges cut from 5pc to 2pc, New Town roads approved

GWADAR: Makran Division Commissioner Dr Tufail Ahmed Baloch chaired a meeting of the steering committee on housing schemes during a two-day visit to Gwadar. The meeting reviewed in detail the provision of basic facilities in various housing schemes of Gwadar, improvement of infrastructure, solutions to residents’ problems and development matters.

The meeting, chaired by the Makran Commissioner as chairman of the steering committee, approved important measures for the uplift of housing schemes and the provision of modern facilities to residents.

Decisions for New Town and Manbar scheme

For the New Town Housing Scheme, the meeting approved the construction of several blacktop roads, installation of a solar lighting system, repair of all New Town machinery and other necessary measures. The aim is to further improve basic facilities and related systems in the scheme.

It was decided to cut the development charges of the Manbar Housing Scheme from 5 per cent to 2 per cent. Projects were also approved for the provision of a main gate, uplift, roads and other basic infrastructure for the Manbar Housing Scheme, the Achar Housing Scheme Ormara and the Balochistan Employees Housing Scheme.

Endowment funds for welfare institutions

The meeting gave special importance to projects related to the social and welfare development of Gwadar. Endowment funds were approved for the Women’s Market Gwadar, the Thalassaemia Centre, the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and the Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi Digital Library. The aim is to keep these institutions running on a sustainable basis and to ensure educational, social, welfare and rehabilitation facilities for citizens, especially youth and women.

The meeting reviewed various proposals to resolve the problems of the Singar Housing Scheme, the New Town Housing Scheme, the Manbar Housing Scheme and other housing schemes of Gwadar. Matters relating to transfer charges, development charges, roads, infrastructure, electricity, water, parks, boundary walls and fencing, street lights, security and the provision of basic facilities to residents came under consideration. The need for effective coordination and joint action among the departments concerned was stressed.

The Makran Commissioner reviewed the projects and proposals presented, issued necessary instructions to the officials concerned and approved the workable projects and proposals. He directed that all departments concerned ensure effective measures, in mutual coordination, for the provision of basic facilities in housing schemes, improvement of infrastructure and resolution of citizens’ problems.

The Makran Commissioner stressed that better housing facilities for citizens in Gwadar, uplift of the infrastructure of housing schemes and effective implementation of social development projects should be ensured, so that Gwadar’s overall development process could be made more effective.

Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Naqeebullah Kakar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Gwadar Dr Abdul Shakoor, GDA Chief Engineer Haji Syed Muhammad Baloch, Engineer Hamza Baloch and other officers concerned attended the meeting.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan