A PDWP meeting, chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary (Development), P&DD Balochistan, reviewed two Agriculture & Cooperatives Department schemes worth Rs. 788.523 million, concerning solar-powered agricultural bores in Kharan and cold storage facilities in Ziarat. Both proposals were considered following detailed technical deliberations.
A meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP), chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary (Development), Planning & Development Department, Government of Balochistan, was held today to review two development proposals submitted by the Agriculture & Cooperatives Department.
The forum examined both proposals in detail, with particular focus on their technical aspects, scope, feasibility and implementation arrangements. Following detailed deliberations, the forum considered the two schemes after reviewing the information and clarifications incorporated into their respective PC-Is.
The first proposal, titled “Provision of Solar System and Drilling of Bore for District Kharan through OFWM,” has a PC-I cost of Rs.299.697 million. Reflected in the Provincial PSDP 2026–27, the scheme envisages drilling and development of 39 agricultural bores, each up to 300 feet, and installation of solar-powered pumping systems on 100 bores to support agricultural water availability in District Kharan. The scheme is to be implemented by the Directorate General Agriculture (On-Farm Water Management), Balochistan, through the Deputy Director Agriculture (OFWM), District Kharan, during FY 2026–27.
The second proposal, “Construction of Cold Storage and Allied Facilities at District Ziarat,” carries a PC-I cost of Rs.488.826 million, with a proposed implementation period of two years. The project envisages the establishment of a cold storage facility along with allied infrastructure, including an office building, store room, public toilets, road works, boundary wall, water supply, flood protection wall, solar street lighting and supporting machinery and equipment. The scheme also includes a 200 KW solar system with battery energy storage, a refrigerated vehicle and other operational equipment. Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) has been identified as the executing agency. The PC-I further proposes outsourcing the completed facility to a private-sector service provider through a transparent competitive process, initially for five years, on a rental/lease basis.
After detailed technical examination and deliberations, the PDWP considered both proposals of the Agriculture & Cooperatives Department.