DADU: The Project director Gorakh Hills Development Authority (GHDA) Engineer Gulzar Ali Khushik has claimed that 80% work on restaurant, canteen and tuck shop, 8 huts at top of Gorakh hills station was completed. He said that Gorakh hills station will be made operational this summer in the month of June and July. He said He was briefing to reporters about recent work progress of Gorakh hills station at his office after visiting on Tuesday.
The project director GHDA, Engineer Gulzar Ali Khushik vows Gorakh hills station as the most pleasant tourist place of Sindh located at Kheer Thar Range Mountains some 93 kms away from Dadu city.
Answering to a question about completed schemes, he said that the schemes of supply of water, electricity and route only accessible by 4W (four wheel) is already completed. He said that work on widening of CC block road was going on speedily and 85% work was completed from bottom to top of Gorakh hill station
Replying to question about expenses and funds on GHDA development schemes, he said that 600 million rupees were spent on the development schemes of this tourist place during last 10 years. He said that this was mega development project but it has lack of funds. He said that ECNEC has approved 999 million rupees budget for the development of GHDA in 2005 in which 50% funds were to be released by federal and 50% Sindh governments but this matter was hanged and funds were not released from Federal government which had caused funds issues.
Commenting about law and order situation, he replied that it was peaceful area and police pickets were established at distance of each five to ten kilometers from Wahi Pandhi town to top of Gorakh hill station to provide security to the tourists and visitors. He said that it was plan that a separate force will be appointed to look after all issues related with security and law and order situation in area of GHDA.
He said that it has more than 24000 acres land in area and GHDA has written to Sindh government to issue its notification for officially handing over it to them as they can launch major plans and schemes. He said that it was friendly environment at Gorakh Hills station and families and individuals are visiting this spot and they were providing all kind of facilities which they required. He said that temperature recorded at top of Gorakh hill station in winter is -5 degree Celsius and it remained 15 to 20 Celsius in summer season.
He said that this area was receiving low rain in compare of Koh Mari, hence through drip irrigation system; plants will be sown to make its better environment. He said that he had ordered to construct water tanks for lifting water to plant through drip irrigation system.