QUETTA: Spare parts of drilling rigs worth Rs50 million were handed over to the government of Balochistan by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to accelerate work on finding locations of underground water resources.

The spare parts were handed over to Planning and Development Secretary Zulfiqar Durrani at a ceremony held at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. The spare parts would be used by the irrigation department to repair drilling rigs lying idle for years.

The chief representative for Jica Pakistan, Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki, said Balochistan was facing drought-like situation in various districts and his organisation would continue to help the province for searching underground water resources.

He signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the representatives of the social welfare and special education department.

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2015

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