Gadani (Urdu: گڈانی) is a coastal town of Hub District[1]located in the southern part of Balochistan along the Arabian Sea, Pakistan. and is just a 1-hour drive away from Karachi. The population of Gadani was estimated to be around 17,540 in 2023.[2] More than 97% of the population is Muslim with a small Hindu minority. The majority of the population speaks Balochi, Brahui languages and there is a small Lasi speaking minority. They belong to the Sanghur, Kurd, Sajdi, Muhammad Hasni, Gurginari and Bezinjo tribes.
Gadani
گڈانی Gaddani | |
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 Gadani Beach | |
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| Coordinates: 25°07′10″N 66°43′55″E / 25.11944°N 66.73194°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Kalat |
| District | Hub District |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 17,540 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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.
Gadani Power Project
editGadani Power Project (also known as Pakistan Power Park) was a proposed energy complex in Gadani, Balochistan, Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.[3] In August 2013, Pakistani Government announced to establish ten coal power plants of total capacity of 6,600 MW with technical and financial assistance mostly from China. China is providing with debt to cover 85% of the project cost, while the rest of the finances would be arranged by the government of Pakistan. The total cost of the project is PKR 144.6 billion.[4]
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]
Port facilities
editThe Port of Gadani currently comprises the Gadani Fish Harbour and the Gadani Ship Breaking Yard. In August 2019 the federal government announced there would be a feasibility study to look at building a modern port at Gadani.[7]
The Gadani Fish Harbour was built in 2003 as part of a federal government programme to open four fishing ports.[8]
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The Gadani Ship Breaking Yard is the world's third largest ship breaking yard, and is located immediately south of the town, along a 10 km (6.2 mi) stretch of beach, with 132 ship-breaking plots.[9]
In the 1980s, Gadani was the largest ship-breaking yard in the world, with more than 30,000 direct employees. However, competition from newer facilities in Alang, India and Chittagong, Bangladesh resulted in a significant reduction in output. It now produces less than one fifth of the scrap it produced in the 1980s. The recent reduction in taxes on scrap metal has led to a modest resurgence of output at Gadani, which now employs around 6,000 workers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Gadāni (Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Balochistan uplift, CPEC in focus at first NDC meet". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Four fish harbours planned". Dawn. 8 August 2002.
- ^ Rana, Parvaiz Ishfaq (29 June 2010). "Record 107 ships dismantled at Gaddani". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 5 November 2024.