Knowledge

Gadani

Source 📝

50: 245: 86: 66: 228:. 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 235:
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. The Ciner Group of Turkey has agreed to immediately start work on
205:
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
282:
resulted in a significant reduction in output, with Gadani, today, producing 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.
553: 291: 592: 294:) of 852,022 tons, were broken at Gadani whereas in the previous 2008-2009 fiscal year, 86 ships, with a combined LDT of 778,598 tons, were turned into scrap. 462: 274:
In 1980s, Gadani was the largest ship-breaking yard in the world, with more than 30,000 direct employees. However, competition from newer facilities in
597: 297:
It currently has an annual capacity of breaking up to 125 ships of all sizes, including supertankers, with a combined LDT of 1,000,000 tons.
607: 602: 286:
Over one million tons of steel is salvaged per year, and much of it is sold domestically. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, a record 107
488: 440: 206:
result from the activity of people who settled along the coast both during the seventh and the fifth millennium before present.
267:
at Gadani, Pakistan. The yard consists of 132 ship-breaking plots. It is located about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of
412: 387: 388:"Gadāni (Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information" 225: 466: 49: 544: 202:
speaking minority. They belong to the Sanghur, Kurd, Sajdi, Muhammad Hasni, Gurginari and Bezinjo tribes.
182:. The population of Gadani was estimated to be around 17,540 in 2023. More than 97% of the population is 426: 316: 256: 249: 321: 275: 78: 279: 171: 144: 373: 612: 514: 463:"MoU for 1,320MW coal-based plants at Gadani signed « PAKISTAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIETY" 110: 98: 91: 617: 217: 8: 311: 361: 489:"Turkish company agrees to build 660MW power plant in Gaddani - The Express Tribune" 441:"CDWP clears 6,600 MW Pakistan Park Project costing Rs144.6b - The Express Tribune" 191: 229: 195: 103: 527: 244: 586: 568: 555: 260: 220:(also known as Pakistan Power Park) was a proposed energy complex in Gadani, 199: 157: 306: 167: 115: 221: 175: 209:
There is a feasibility study ongoing for establishing a port in Gadani.
264: 135: 342: 71: 509:"Record 107 ships dismantled at Gaddani" by Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana, 268: 179: 183: 140: 187: 287: 40: 515:
http://archives.dawn.com/archives/business/2010-06-29.html
341:
Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (3 February 2022).
413:"Balochistan uplift, CPEC in focus at first NDC meet" 263:
yard located across a 10 km (6.2 mi) long
178:, Pakistan. and is just a 1-hour drive away from 584: 503: 190:minority. The majority of the population speaks 290:, with a combined light displacement tonnage ( 248:The world's third largest ship breaking yard, 593:Archaeological sites in Balochistan, Pakistan 340: 239: 343:"Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district" 162: 28: 243: 212: 585: 528:"Distance between Karachi and Gaddani" 236:a 660 MW coal power plant at Gadani. 598:Populated coastal places in Pakistan 161: 13: 14: 629: 608:Port cities and towns in Pakistan 538: 603:Populated places in Hub District 427:"Gadani power project suspended" 271:, the largest city of Pakistan. 226:China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 170:located in the southern part of 84: 64: 48: 198:languages and there is a small 520: 481: 455: 433: 419: 405: 380: 334: 1: 327: 259:is the world's third largest 18:Town in Balochistan, Pakistan 7: 300: 10: 634: 317:Gadani ship-breaking yard 257:Gadani ship-breaking yard 250:Gadani ship-breaking yard 240:Gadani Ship Breaking Yard 134: 126: 121: 109: 97: 77: 59: 47: 38: 23: 322:Gadani Industrial Estate 545:Hub District Government 166:) is a coastal town of 280:Chittagong, Bangladesh 253: 569:25.11944°N 66.73194°E 392:www.citypopulation.de 252:is located in Gadani. 247: 224:, Pakistan under the 218:Gadani Power Project 213:Gadani Power Project 565: /  429:. 24 February 2015. 312:Gadani Fish Harbour 574:25.11944; 66.73194 491:. 15 February 2014 372:has generic name ( 254: 127: • Total 151: 150: 625: 580: 579: 577: 576: 575: 570: 566: 563: 562: 561: 558: 532: 531: 524: 518: 513:, 29 June 2010 ( 507: 501: 500: 498: 496: 485: 479: 478: 476: 474: 469:on 24 March 2014 465:. Archived from 459: 453: 452: 450: 448: 437: 431: 430: 423: 417: 416: 415:. 8 August 2019. 409: 403: 402: 400: 398: 384: 378: 377: 371: 367: 365: 357: 355: 353: 338: 165: 164: 90: 88: 87: 70: 68: 67: 52: 30: 21: 20: 633: 632: 628: 627: 626: 624: 623: 622: 583: 582: 573: 571: 567: 564: 559: 556: 554: 552: 551: 550: 541: 536: 535: 526: 525: 521: 508: 504: 494: 492: 487: 486: 482: 472: 470: 461: 460: 456: 446: 444: 439: 438: 434: 425: 424: 420: 411: 410: 406: 396: 394: 386: 385: 381: 369: 368: 359: 358: 351: 349: 339: 335: 330: 303: 242: 232:144.6 billion. 215: 85: 83: 65: 63: 55: 43: 34: 31: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 631: 621: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 548: 547: 540: 539:External links 537: 534: 533: 519: 502: 480: 454: 443:. 17 July 2014 432: 418: 404: 379: 332: 331: 329: 326: 325: 324: 319: 314: 309: 302: 299: 241: 238: 214: 211: 149: 148: 138: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 119: 118: 113: 107: 106: 101: 95: 94: 81: 75: 74: 61: 57: 56: 53: 45: 44: 39: 36: 35: 32: 27: 24: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 630: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 590: 588: 581: 578: 546: 543: 542: 529: 523: 516: 512: 506: 490: 484: 468: 464: 458: 442: 436: 428: 422: 414: 408: 393: 389: 383: 375: 363: 348: 344: 337: 333: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 304: 298: 295: 293: 289: 284: 281: 277: 272: 270: 266: 262: 261:ship breaking 258: 251: 246: 237: 233: 231: 227: 223: 219: 210: 207: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 186:with a small 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 159: 155: 146: 142: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 117: 114: 112: 108: 105: 102: 100: 96: 93: 82: 80: 76: 73: 62: 58: 51: 46: 42: 37: 22: 16: 613:Indian Ocean 549: 522: 510: 505: 493:. Retrieved 483: 471:. Retrieved 467:the original 457: 445:. Retrieved 435: 421: 407: 395:. Retrieved 391: 382: 350:. Retrieved 346: 336: 307:Gadani Beach 296: 285: 278:, India and 273: 255: 234: 216: 208: 204: 168:Hub District 153: 152: 116:Hub District 54:Gadani Beach 15: 618:Arabian Sea 572: / 397:5 September 370:|last= 222:Balochistan 176:Arabian Sea 172:Balochistan 92:Balochistan 587:Categories 560:66°43′55″E 557:25°07′10″N 352:5 February 328:References 265:beachfront 174:along the 122:Population 136:Time zone 495:23 March 473:24 March 447:23 March 362:cite web 347:DAWN.COM 301:See also 111:District 99:Division 79:Province 72:Pakistan 269:Karachi 192:Balochi 180:Karachi 60:Country 33:Gaddani 196:Brahui 184:Muslim 154:Gadani 130:17,540 89:  69:  25:Gadani 288:ships 276:Alang 188:Hindu 163:گڈانی 141:UTC+5 104:Kalat 29:گڈانی 511:Dawn 497:2018 475:2014 449:2018 399:2024 374:help 354:2022 200:Lasi 158:Urdu 41:Town 292:LDT 230:PKR 145:PST 589:: 390:. 366:: 364:}} 360:{{ 345:. 194:, 160:: 530:. 517:) 499:. 477:. 451:. 401:. 376:) 356:. 156:( 147:) 143:(

Index

Town
Gadani Beach
Pakistan
Province
Balochistan
Division
Kalat
District
Hub District
Time zone
UTC+5
PST
Urdu
Hub District
Balochistan
Arabian Sea
Karachi
Muslim
Hindu
Balochi
Brahui
Lasi
Gadani Power Project
Balochistan
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
PKR

Gadani ship-breaking yard
Gadani ship-breaking yard
ship breaking

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.