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Marble City in Mohmand Agency
| Sector: | Industries |
| Total Cost: | Rs. 1674.000 Million |
| Commencement Date: | September, 2012 |
| Completion Date: | June, 2017 |
| Project Status: | On Going |
| Location: |
Direction: 15 KM North-West Of Peshawar GPS Coordinates: 34 10 33 N 71 23 56 E |
Project Details
Project Scope:
Mohmand, Khyber, Bajaur, Orakzai and Kurram Agencies in FATA are the major zones where huge quantities of Marble are extracted. These deposits have a great variety of colors and fabrics and thus have vast potential in international Market. About 7000 million tones of good quality marble ranging from super white, silky and grey varieties exist in FATA. Currently more than 1.5 million stones of Marble are excavated.
In order to process the available marble into products compatible in the international market, a Marble City is being set-up in Mohmand Agency in collaboration with Pakistan Stone Development Company Islamabad (PASDEC). An area of 300 Acres has been acquired for Mohmand Marble City (MMC). It is an industrial estate with tremendous investment and growth opportunities for the entrepreneurs through infrastructure availability. The Marble City will be equipped with a dedicated infrastructure, regular power & utilities availability within the same vicinity which will substantially reduce the cost of doing business besides having a continuity of flow in operations. Following are salient objectives of MMC:
- Attract new business by providing an integrated infrastructure in one location;
- Provide a conducive environment for the Dimensional Stone Industry of Pakistan;
- Add value to the existing products, enhance exports and to attract local & international investment in the Dimensional Stone industry;
- Address the environmental and health hazards;
- Localized environmental controls that are specific to the needs of an industrial area;
- Process innovation according to international standards.
It is estimated that in addition to other economic benefits, Marble City will generate more than 18,000 direct job opportunities in the area where unemployment is rampant.
Present Status:
Work on the Marble City has been accelerated and most of its components are completed. Acquisition of 310 acres land, construction of 4.5 km access road and Grid station have been completed.
Component-wise updated status is given below:
| S. No. | Item | Cost (In million) | Status |
| 1. | Acquisition of land (338 acres) | 119.000 | Completed |
| 2. | Construction of access road from Michni (4.5 km) | 58.750 | Completed |
| 3. | Master Plan by National Industrial Park | 12.000 | Completed |
| 4. | Supply of power(132KV Grid Station) | 390.350 | Completed |
| 5. | Construction of Approach road from Ekkaghund to MMC (10kms) | 197.719 | 90% completed |
| 6. | Construction of 9 No. Picquets (35*24.5 Sft) | 151.686 | 93% completed |
| 7. | Construction of boundary wall (11400 Rft) | 164.922 | Completed |
| 8. | Internal infrastructure development in Phase-1 (PASDEC) | ||
| a) Road Works (3.9 kms) | 41.851 | 100% completed | |
| b) Sewerage Line (3900 ft) | 36.87 | 90% completed | |
| c) Structure Work (Overhead & Underground water tanks) | 20.618 | 100% completed | |
| d) Internal Electrification (6732 HT Line) | 5.437 | 85% completed | |
| e) Telephone Line (100 lines of wire) | 7.127 | 100% completed | |
| f) Drainage System (17682.40 Cft) | 1.919 | 95% completed | |
| g) Water Supply System (2950 ft pipes) | 5.515 | 50% completed | |
| h) Price Escalation | 4.518 | ||
| 9. | Houses / Land acquisition proceedings completed and being paid | 45 Houses | |
| a) Boundary Wall (11300 Rft) | 198.000 | 100% completed | |
| b) 4.5 KM Road | 157.765 | 50% completed | |
| Total | 1570.192 | ||
