In just six years, Gwadar has rapidly changed from a small fishing town to a smart city.
The port city has now been bedecked with carpeted roads, shopping malls, inter-city transportation, resorts, recreational parks, seawater desalination water plants, hospitals, educational institutions, livestock businesses, agriculture farming areas, free zones and an under-construction international airport.
One major project that has sprouted up in recent years is the 19-kilometre-long Eastbay Expressway, which will be used to transport cargo from the Gwadar port to Motorway 8 (M-8), the western part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Imam Buksh, the project director of the Eastbay Expressway, told Geo.tv that it is the first time in the history of Gwadar that a six-lane, high-tech, signal-free road will be operational.
The project is expected to be completed by the second week of May. “All containerised traffic from Gwadar Port will head to China from this expressway,” he added.
Gwadar is also going green. Several plantation projects for biodiversity and natural flora and fauna have either been completed or are being worked on at a rapid pace.
For the local residents, many parks have been rolled out as well, such as the Pak-China Friendship Green Park and Central Park.
“Compared to the past, greenery in Gwadar has now increased to 20%,” Abdul Raheem, the Gwadar Development Authority’s (GDA) deputy director environment, told Geo.tv.
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