Investment of $ 4.5 billion in Thar is very significant: Governor Sindh

KARACHI, Dec 29 (APP):The Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair has said that the investment to the tune of dollars 4.5 billion in Thar is something very significant.
He expressed these views in an interactive session on
energy held at the Governor House here on Friday.
The Governor referred to the Thar coal reserves containing
175 billion tons and said that these would help meet country
energy needs for a long time to come.
The coal would not only be used for the generation of energy
but would also be for provision of basic needs to the residents of the area.
Zubair said that for the betterment of infrastructure 250-
bed hospital as well as schools are also being built.
The government is taking every step so that the people of
Thar could benefit from the natural resources of the area.
The Governor assured that the federal government would
extend every cooperation for the welfare and betterment of the
people of Thar.
He informed that generation of power from Thar coal would
commence from the year 2019 and this will contribute towards
prosperity in the area.
Zubair said that new avenues of development would also open
in Thar.
The Chief Executive Officer of Sindh Engro Coal Mine,
Shamsuddin Shaikh, said on the occasion that 76 percent of jobs
in Thar have been provided to the local people.
He said that the time period of the project span over 42
months but it would be completed in 36 months.
He said that first phase of the project would be executed in
2019.
The company, he added, would also adopt all the schools in
Thar.
The company required 500 drivers and intermediate pass
youngsters were provided training and appointed as driver with
the company at the monthly salary of Rs. 30,000.