Construction work underway at Thar Coal area under CPEC

Author: PPI

ISLAMABAD: The drilling and construction work has started on the second largest point in Thar; block-I of Thar Coal area under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

According to a report quoting official sources, four billion tonnes of coal exist in the 150-Kilometre long block.

The cost of the block-1 project amounts to Rs200 billion. During the digging, two power plants with capacity of 132 megawatts have been installed. The construction work in Block-II is also underway at full pace at the cost of Rs220 billion.

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