The public sector company- Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has planed to execute soon a number of projects for development of local communities living around Nashpa Oil Filed at district Karak.
These schemes included, Water supply schemes which would carried out at a cost of Rs 208.07 million, construction of road at cost of Rs 44.937 million and establishment of permanent set up of dispensary in the area, says the company’s spokesperson.
He said the company has already completed several Social Welfare Programs of Water Supply Schemes, Health Care and construction of roads in Nashpa Oil Field in District Karak with the cost of Rs 42.75 million.
He said the OGDCL playing a proactive role in supporting communities and inhabitant in the vicinity of Nashpha Field.
Several water supply projects have been undertaken in the villages including Manzlai, Alwargi, Sanda Khura, with the cost of Rs 27.00 million for provision of clean drinking water through water boozers and installation of 25 pressure pumps.
He said the OGDCL has been facilitating the local community residing in the surrounding of Nashpa Field area through establishment of free medical dispensary including provision of ambulance for shifting of critical patients to DHQ Hospitals Karak and Kohat.
He said the OGDCL conducts free eye camps to facilitate the patients providing free of cost check up, provision of eye sight glasses and feco operations to a huge number of patients of this area every year.
He said all these services are provided free of cost, even the company entertain the patients during camp. OGDCL has spent Rs 3.861 million in health sector for the local communities.
He said construction of Nashpa Banda Road with an amount of Rs 11.948 million is underway, the road will connect villages to the market and will boost economic growth and poverty reduction in the Nashpa Field area. Other small projects i.e. leveling of Katcha road was also executed.
To convert the young generation into a positive, competent and trained manpower, OGDCL established a Technical Training Centre at District Karak in 2006, he added.
He said every year 100 students are enrolled for training in various disciplines of Petroleum Industry and so far an amount of Rs 27.860 million was spent for training including stipends to the students.
Company is also providing free pick and drop facility to the local students.
