ISLAMABAD: The public sector exploration and production company-Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has spent Rs42.75 million on development projects for villages around Nashpa Oil Field in District Karak.
The projects launched under social corporate responsibility include water supply schemes, healthcare and construction of roads and those initiatives would go a long way in supporting communities and inhabitants in the vicinity of Nashpha Field, says the company's spokesperson.
Giving details, he said, the water supply projects had been undertaken in the village's Manzlai, Alwargi, Sanda Khuram at a cost of Rs27.00 million to provide clean drinking water through water boozers and installation of 25 pressure pumps.
Similarly, he added, the company had 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 conducted 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 Rs3.861 million in health sector for the local communities.
Construction of Nashpa Banda Road with an amount of Rs11.948 million is underway, this 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. levelling 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.
Every year 100 students are enrolled for training in various disciplines of Petroleum Industry and so far an amount of Rs27.860 million was spent for training including stipends to the students. Company also providing free pick and drop facility to the local students.
A number of mega schemes have been planned and will be executed very soon. Some of these schemes include, Water supply schemes at Rs208.07 million, construction of road Rs44.937 million and establishment of permanent set up of dispensary in the area.
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