QUETTA: The governing body of the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) has approved the town planning of old city Gwadar and other uplift projects for the betterment of the coastal town.

The approval was given at a meeting of the governing body presided over by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani here on Friday. It was attended by MNA from Gwadar-Lasbela Mohammad Aslam Bhootani, MPA Mir Hamal Kalmati and other members of the governing body.

The meeting agreed on a suggestion that the Balochistan government must be taken into confidence while launching development projects from different organisations.

The governing body members discussed the agenda of the meeting presented by GDA chairman Shahzeb Kakar and directed the GDA to construct roads and provide basic facilities to the citizens of the port city.

The meeting also discussed the sea erosion affecting Sur-Bandar and decided to construct a wall to save the town from further erosion. The meeting approved the construction of Gwadar Water Treatment Plant phase-2, construction of Pashokan Avenue and Padizar Avenue link road projects, renovation of Gwadar Central Park, construction of Theme Park through public-private partnership, filling of 16 vacancies of GDA’s building control section police squad and purchase of water bourses along with other machinery.

The governing body also approved annual financial assistance of the GDA, residential projects for the local people and construction of jetty.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2019