Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a solar home system programme worth Rs4 billion to be launched with the assistance of the World Bank in 10 districts of the province next.
CM to review resettlement plan
Murad acknowledges residents of two villages displaced following development of Thar Coal Block-I
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah speaking on the floor of Sindh Assembly. PHOTO: ONLINE/FILE
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah urged a delegation of the Thar Coal Block-I Power Generation Company on Tuesday to provide employment to local people in the area and resettle the displaced families and said he would soon visit Thar and review the settlement plan.
Meeting a delegation headed by Meng Donghai, the chief executing officer of the Thar Coal Block-I Power Generation Company, the CM said the Thar Coal Block-I project involved the development of a 7.8 million tonnes per annum open pit coal mine and the installation of a 1.3 gigawatt ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant.