CPEC: New developments reported over International Airport at Gwadar
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ISLAMABAD - The work on the new Gwadar international airport, vocational training centre and friendship hospital at Gwadar will be intensified in the coming months.
Both Chinese and the Pakistani officials hold regular consultation to decide the modalities of using the Chinese grant in implementing the social sectors' projects.
According to the sources, all the initial work of the new airport including design and the feasibility study has already been finalized.
The completion of the new airport will place Gwadar, an important component of the CPEC framework, on the global aviation map.
It will be an airport of international standards capable of handling the largest of passenger planes, including the A380 Boeing Jet and is aimed at facilitating the movement of international investors and visitors.
The Civil Aviation of Authority (CAA) has earmarked 3000 acres of land 26km northeast of the existing airport.
The new airport will be given international status and operate under the open skies policy. In the meantime, there are plans at the existing airport to further facilitate the movement of wide-bodied aircraft.
Efforts are also on to start work on technical and vocational institute early next year to meet the demand of the skilled workers for the port and the free zone.
The land has been acquired for the purpose, while the design and feasibility study have also been completed.
The construction of China-Pakistan friendship hospital to ensure medical facilities to the local population will start in the next few months.
The pilot phase of the free economic zone has already been completed.
