QUETTA: The water desalination plant in Karwat, Gwadar, has been made functional after the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) intervention.
The two million gallons plant has been pending since long, however, NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry had directed the bureau’s Balochistan chapter to pursue work on the plant. The federal minister for planning and development, Balochistan Development Authority’s chairman and Gwadar’s deputy commissioner visited the plant and expressed satisfaction over the completion of work.
Initially, the project was proposed for the industrial zone, but it hit snags and subsequently it was decided that water from the plant will be provided to the people of Gwadar and Jeewani.
The project, which was initiated in 2006, had been delayed on one pretext or the other. NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, taking notice of the undue delay, ordered NAB Balochistan to conduct an inquiry. BDA officials and the contractors were investigated. Relevant records were collected, concerned people were examined and a ground check was conducted. Finally, the officials and contractors agreed to resume work.
