GWADAR: The inauguration of a water desalination plant is an important step for peace and development in Balochistan, Gwadar district authority said on Monday.
“This is a great initiative, and it’s a positive step toward resolving the problems of the people of Balochistan,” Deputy Commissioner of Gwadar Naeem Bazai told Arab News. “I am hopeful that the desalination project will also attract more investors. Besides, people are tired of depending on rain as their only source of water in the province. Another source is vital.”
On Sunday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, along with the United Arab Emirates and Swiss governments, inaugurated a water desalination plant in Gwadar.
The project aims to address the scarcity of drinking water by providing 4.4 million gallons water per day, with an additional capacity to increase to 8.8 million gallons per day, an Inter-Services public relations statement said. The project is set to reach completion in six to eight months.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo and Commander Southern Command Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa were among the prominent guests to grace the occasion.
As power remains an issue in the province, the deputy commissioner said Balochistan is producing about 17 megawatts of electricity but the demand for it is much higher. “Apart from this, if the basic facilities are provided to the people of Balochistan, then the government has done its job and the private sector will find ways to improve the living standards of the people.”
The COAS, while inaugurating the project, said all measures were being taken in coordination with the government, and that “would bring peace and prosperity to the province.”
Behram Baloch, a local journalist and activist, said: “The common man in Gwadar wants those basic facilities to be provided to them. And their No. 1 concern is water.”
The Army chief said that the prosperity of Balochistan was the prosperity of Pakistan.
“The people are hopeful that the COAS will keep his word and resolve the water scarcity issue before Ramazan,” said Behram.
“This is a great initiative, and it’s a positive step toward resolving the problems of the people of Balochistan,” Deputy Commissioner of Gwadar Naeem Bazai told Arab News. “I am hopeful that the desalination project will also attract more investors. Besides, people are tired of depending on rain as their only source of water in the province. Another source is vital.”
On Sunday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, along with the United Arab Emirates and Swiss governments, inaugurated a water desalination plant in Gwadar.
The project aims to address the scarcity of drinking water by providing 4.4 million gallons water per day, with an additional capacity to increase to 8.8 million gallons per day, an Inter-Services public relations statement said. The project is set to reach completion in six to eight months.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo and Commander Southern Command Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa were among the prominent guests to grace the occasion.
As power remains an issue in the province, the deputy commissioner said Balochistan is producing about 17 megawatts of electricity but the demand for it is much higher. “Apart from this, if the basic facilities are provided to the people of Balochistan, then the government has done its job and the private sector will find ways to improve the living standards of the people.”
The COAS, while inaugurating the project, said all measures were being taken in coordination with the government, and that “would bring peace and prosperity to the province.”
Behram Baloch, a local journalist and activist, said: “The common man in Gwadar wants those basic facilities to be provided to them. And their No. 1 concern is water.”
The Army chief said that the prosperity of Balochistan was the prosperity of Pakistan.
“The people are hopeful that the COAS will keep his word and resolve the water scarcity issue before Ramazan,” said Behram.
