KARAK: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has approved establishment of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant in Nashpa area of Karak district, claiming that a new era of development would usher in with the completion of the mega project.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the board of governors of the company. Member of the board and provincial general secretary of PML-N Rehmat Salam Khattak confirmed that the project would be established in the district soon.

Sources in the OGDCL said here on Thursday that the plant would be established with a cost of Rs15 billion. They said that with the establishment of the mega project not only economic activities would be accelerated in the area, but it would also provide employment opportunities to the local people on a large scale.

The project would play a role in establishing industrial base in the area, he said. Mr Khattak further said that work on this mega project would be initiated in the near future. He claimed that the project would play a big role in development of the district.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2015

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