Gadani
Gadani
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Many prehistoric shell-midden sites were discovered along the shores of a small bay, near Gadani. They are characterized of heaps of fragments of marine and mangrove shells among which are flint and jasper tools and stone querns. The first radiocarbon dates obtained from these middens indicate they result from the activity of people who settled along the coast both during the seventh and the fifth millennium before present.
There is a feasibility study ongoing for establishing a port in Gadani.[2]
Gadani Power Project
10×660 MW coal based power plants at Gadani Energy Park will be constructed, while Chinese have agreed to invest in 6 projects, two projects will be constructed by ANC Dubai and one project has been initiated by Government of Pakistan.[5] The Ciner Group of Turkey has agreed to immediately start work on a 660 MW coal power plant at Gadani.[6]
Gadani Ship Breaking Yard
In 1980s, Gadani was the largest ship-breaking yard in the world, with more than 30,000 direct employees. However, competition from newer facilities in
Over one million tons of steel is salvaged per year, and much of it is sold domestically. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, a record 107 ships, with a combined light displacement tonnage (LDT) of 852,022 tons, were broken at Gadani whereas in the previous 2008-2009 fiscal year, 86 ships, with a combined LDT of 778,598 tons, were turned into scrap.
It currently has an annual capacity of breaking up to 125 ships of all sizes, including supertankers, with a combined LDT of 1,000,000 tons.
See also
- Gadani Beach
- Gadani Fish Harbour
- Gadani ship-breaking yard
- Gadani Industrial Estate
References
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (3 February 2022). "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/2031328/1-balochistan-uplift-cpec-focus-first-ndc-meet/
- ^ "Gadani power project suspended". 24 February 2015.
- ^ "CDWP clears 6,600 MW Pakistan Park Project costing Rs144.6b - The Express Tribune". 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "MoU for 1,320MW coal-based plants at Gadani signed « PAKISTAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIETY". Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Turkish company agrees to build 660MW power plant in Gaddani - The Express Tribune". 15 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Record 107 ships dismantled at Gaddani" by Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana, Dawn, 29 June 2010 (http://archives.dawn.com/archives/business/2010-06-29.html)
- ^ "Distance between Karachi and Gaddani".