Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has set into motion water supplying project to Gwadar Free Zone North spreading over the area of around 2221 acres. Completion timeframe is scheduled in January 2024, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. Water will be supplied through two different sources. One source will be from 1.2 MGD seawater desalination plant recently completed on June 30 at Gwadar Port area. Second source will be from old Airport’ water supply line network with storage capacity of 5.6 million MGD. The network is connected with ShadiKor Dam and Sawar Dam. Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) already completed 158km pipeline from the ShadiKor and Swad dams. With the completion of water distribution project, two industries including Agvon and Hangeng will receive 400 cubic meters water per day. Other beneficiaries will be upcoming industries in Gwadar Free Zone North. Apart from East Sea Group, Acrez Mark, Essatex industries, Idrees Steel, Bluemoon industries and Bari Textile have already submitted their investment plan.
