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Concurrent with
the Port development a
Master Plan of Gwadar has been
approved by Balochistan Government through NESPAK and which has been
a hot topic of discussions at various forums. Implementation of the
Master Plan is the responsibility of Govt. of Balochistan.
Physically no headway has been made so far which is a matter of
concern.
The following potentials have been identified in the
Master Plan of Gwadar Deep Sea-port Project:
Increased trade to and from Balochistan and Iran.
Trade potential from Central Asian countries through Afghanistan.
Transit cargo (liquid and dry bulk)
Warehousing and assembly industries (EPZ)
Oil storage, refineries, petrochemical industries etc.
Handle the shipping traffic of the region.
Gwadar Master Plan envisages development of about 18,600
hectares of land for this project including the followings:
Port development in Phase 1 & 11 on 400 hectares.
An Export Processing Zone of 74 hectares located on land adjacent to
the port in East Bay.
A Special Industrial Zone of about 4,000 hectares lying to the north
of the town.
An oil refinery of 1,000 hectares located to the north east of the
town, linked to the proposed oil terminal by an
underground pipeline across East Bay.
A residential area of 400 hectares stretching north of the existing
town along West Bay.
To bring Gwadar close to the national mainstream, 700 Km long Makran
Coastal Highway is in advanced stage of implementation. It will link
Gwadar with Pasni, Ormara and Karachi. An other regional linkage is
the Gwadar Ratto-Dero motorway linking it with Indus Highway through
Turbat, Awaran and Khuzdar. A rail link is also planned to connect
Gwadar to Quetta and Zahidan. Civil Aviation Authority also plans to
upgrade the existing length of runway from 5,000 ft to 15,000 ft for
operation of wide bodied jet air-crafts.
Investment
Opportunities
Some of the evident investment opportunities:
Master Plan related infrastructure i.e. internal roads & services,
water and power and communication Services for the new township and
the Industrial Zone.
TOP OF THE MOST
Dream City Gwadar
- " Whole Sale Ware Houses with Sales Office for Construction
Materials"
Private owned Ware Houses and Cold Storages.
Private cargo handling equipment and trucking yards.
Corporate Infrastructure i.e. offices for operating firms &
agencies.
Development of Industrial Zone and Industries.
Development of Commercial/residential areas & buildings.
Labour related amenities for thousands of workers employed on
developmental work of Great Gwadar.
Hotels & Motels.
Hospitals, Colleges & Schools.
Tourism related industry.
Marine related industry i.e. shipyards, dry dock and repair yards.
Marine Fuel bunkering for visiting ships to include large fuel
storages and mobile barges etc.
Oil refinery and large oil storages.
Ferry services between Gwadar-Karachi/Oman/Bunder Abbas and UAE.
Industrial Export Processing Zone
Hinterland road; Gwadar - Rattodero Expressway (735 km) will pass
through Turbat-Awaran-Khuzdar & Shahdad Kot.
Gwadar-Quetta (via Turbat-Panjgoor-Kharan-Nushki) requires to be
widened and improved. This link road will reduce the distance to
Quetta from 1090 km to 795 km.
Railway; Gwadar - Panjgoor-Dalbadin (515 km).
Gwadar-Afghanistan via Quetta by National Highway- N-25.
Potential Projects at GWADAR Port
Gwadar being unexplored territory till to date as far as business is
concerned; a lot of business activities are possible. There are
numerous businesses that offer sizeable profits for the investors in
Gwadar.
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