Tag: Thatta

KARACHI - Either it's the tropical cyclone emerging from Arabian Sea or floods from the River Indus, Thatta is perhaps the most vulnerable city of Sindh. Thousands were displaced from their homes after the floodwater swept Thatta; in the aftermath of the floods, acute water shortage has gripped this backward district of Pakistan.
The situation is such that in many areas of the district, people have been forced to consume contaminated water and inevitably fall sick. Many do not

KARACHI - The Sindh government agreed to provide land for setting up a wind power project in Thatta district with the capacity to produce 150 megawatt electricity on Saturday. Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah approved the project at a meeting held at the Chief Minister House's House. The plant would be established through the public-private partnership mode.
According to an official handout, the chief minister said that people living in the coastal areas are facing many

KARACHI - Industries and Production Federal Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani has indicated that Pakistan has started experimental extraction of palm oil at the first 'palm oil extraction plant' constructed in Thatta district's coastal belt to increase the production of the oil which is presently largely imported.
With high demand for palm oil across the country, local production in the coastal regions of Sindh and Balochistan will significantly reduce the import bill for this

KARACHI: The Sindh government has acquired 20,000 acres of land in Thatta and Badin to set up crab and shrimp farms - a plan aimed at consolidating the dwindling fishing industry, which is suffering due to a ban on fish imports from Pakistan, and helping fishermen capitalise on market opportunities in Karachi.
This was disclosed by the provincial Fisheries Director General Ghulam Mohammad Mahar while addressing a seminar organised by the Indus for All Programme, WWF-Pakistan.