Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Removed Ban on Construction & Development, GWADAR entered in NEW Prosperous Phase

Computerization of land in Gwadar will help boost confidence of investors, business community and the people belonging to different segment of society wishing to set foots in this part of Balochistan. The Central Business District, Economic zones, an international standard airport and other projects would open vast opportunities for the people wishing to invest in Gwadar areas. Those who had ignored the opportunity to acquire land in Gawadar, should think over it again to settle themselves there. (Director General Gwadar Development Authority, Shahzeb Khan Kakar) awadar was going to become a big business hub of Gthis region. He urged the foreign and local investors to come forward and avail the opportunity for setting business projects in Balochistan. An around fouryear-old ban on issuance of no-objection certificates (NOCs) for any kind of construction and development activities in Gwadar has been lifted with immediate effect. A notification issued in this regard reads: “In exercise of powers conferred under Section 9 of the GDA Act 2003, and with the prior approval of the competent authority, it is hereby notified that the ban on all kinds of NOCs for housing, commercial, industrial, recreational, warehouses and all types of construction and development activities within the jurisdiction of Gwadar Development Authority is here lifted with immediate effect.” In 2016, the GDA had imposed the ban initially for a period of six months on the grounds that it was in the process of revision of the Gwadar master plan as a “smart port city master plan” to meet the needs of a modern port city. The GDA has also asked all government and semi government bodies to obtain an NOC from the authority to carry out any planning/development activity to ensure integrated development and conformity in accordance with the Gwadar master plan. However, work on the master plan continued for years and in Sept 2019, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Aliyani said that his government had approved and released the new Gwadar Master Plan. In February 2020, CM Aliyani chaired a high-level meeting in the port city to review the affairs of the GDA. The meeting also reviewed the bylaws of the GDA in view of the Gwadar Master Plan and decided that NOCs for construction would be issued after approval of the bylaws.