PAKISTAN MOTORWAY

Problem overview: Meeting information requirements: This example shows the adverse impacts of a major motorway project on the socio-economic conditions of the people because an impact assessment had not been carried out prior to the construction of the highways.




Background in summary: The Pakistan Motorway Project: Recognizing the need for high quality road net work in the country, the Prime Minister of Pakistan inaugurated Pakistan Motorway Project covering the whole of country: from Peshawar to Karachi and Karachi to Gawadar and Karachi to Quetta and Quetta to Iran. Magnitude of the project: It was a massive project involving 3 major river bridges, 8 interchanges, 27 flyovers, 17 bridges on canal, 39 bridges on drains and 4 overhead railway crossing, 183 subways and cattle creeps, 22 culverts on canals and 73 culverts on drains. Funding for the project: The project was approved by the National Highway Council headed by the Prime minister of Pakistan in 1992 with 60 percent financing by the Government of Pakistan and 40 percent financing through foreign loans. The project was completed in December 1997 at an estimated cost of Rs. 30.5 billion. Neglecting to do the EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment report of the project required under section 8 of the then in vogue Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance, 1983 was neither prepared nor subjected to any review/approval process at the time of initiation, construction or even at completion stage of the project. Consequences are adverse irreversible impact: This motorway passes through the agricultural belt of the province of Punjab and is associated with several positive and negative impacts on the life of the people living in the urban and rural areas along the motorway. Apart from this, the project of this magnitude diverts massive amount of financial resources needed for other priority projects in other regions of the country, with consequent socio-economic and environmental implications.

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[talaganglover]

Original song from Pakistani singer attaullah also available on youtube u can search...buck buck kajle or malik4me then u can find that song .

[AdnanAMAN1980]

What is that factory in the distance? Is that the cement factory? They built that right in my area, and its is really poluting the area.

[talaganglover]

that is cement factory.

[GUMSUM123]

v nice video....wne did u make this .....

[talaganglover]

it was aug 2006 when i want khewar salt mines.

[zaheerkk82]

lol i am getting smell burning of Gandustani curry here. More than 80 population of Gandustan live at poverty line or even below than that who cares about slum dogs ???

Pakistan build 1st ever motorway in south asia go and find out how many motorways are in Pakistan

have a nice day ;)

[ARTIST791]

mera sona pakistan

[TheNirmalji]

@talaganglover whether this is a cement factory of Rori Sakhkhar?in 1947 workers were exchanged between RORI SAKHKHAR and B,C.W. SURAJPUR NEAR CHANDIGARH INDIA.MY RELATIVE HELP MUSLIM WORKERS,TO reach Bagha border.we enjoyed eating all types of fruits,trees of which were planted by Muslim brothers.today ACC cement factory closed but contract of fruits fetches between Rs. 2 lac. to 3 lac.per year.Thanks to Muslim brothers.LONG LIVE INDIA- PAKISTAN'S PEOPLE'S LOVING RELATIONSHIP

[wiigamer136]

@adeelsher

We Indians & Pakistanis & Bangladeshis are the most stupid people in the world. We allowed the Westerners to divide us and fight amongst ourselves. We engage in wars every 7 to 10 years or so. The westerners and the Russians make tons of money selling weapons to us. After every war we replenish our stocks of weapons. Imagine if we were one nation. All the resources we wasted would have helped us to have become one of the wealthiest nations. But we rather hate & live poorly.

[MrDulmial]

that is pakistan cement factory..(karuli).

[bigjonnyjon]

nice motorway , will they collect tax and maintain the road..??

[adeelsher]

What a lovely road that is. I always love to travel on it. Perhaps the best ever project in Pakistan's history. Thank you Mian Nawaz Sharif for giving this nation a great gift and making us first nation in South Asia to have such a marvelous Motorway.

(Note: This comment is regardless of political rivalry, we must praise every good thing done by any politician)

[MrFLICKYOLI]

I don't understand. Is the road good or bad?

[carsfor4life]

this high way in pakistan hold,s the most crashes in the world this highway is freaky that,s all i gottA say cuz this highway is commin from like 1000ft alltitude to 0ft so people mostly put the car on neutral so that.s why

[heartzmechanic]

FuCK You SLuMS .... Its NOt GIft Fom chINA .. pAkISTAn .... the CouNTry oF brave Ones hwo fighting againts militents.... oDA WSIE wHOLe WOrLD caNt wILL be In TrUbLE... PRAISE pakistaN.... Oda wsie U caNT coNTroL EveN oN milTenT ... kASAb ..