The Sindh government is looking forward to providing solar systems to the residents of Thar using the royalties received in return for Thar coal.
According to reports,?Provincial Minister for Energy, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh,?has stated that royalties collected in exchange for Thar Coal Block 2 will be used for installing solar systems in Thar residents’ homes.
The 15th Thar Foundation Board meeting, which was headed by Sindh’s Energy Minister, focused on particular exchanges for supplying public services through the Thar Foundation.
The minister stated that the royalty payments obtained from Thar Coal Block 2 will be used to build solar systems in Thar inhabitants’ homes, as directed by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the?Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah. This approach attempts to provide Thar people with uninterrupted electricity and water delivery.
Furthermore, the Thar Foundation revealed at the conference that it had founded 28 schools under the TCF (The Citizens Foundation). Of them, 23 schools are fully operational; and?numerous teacher education programs?have also?been implemented.
Sports facilities, especially cricket, are provided in schools to foster a healthy environment for youngsters.
Regarding skill development, the Pakistan Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (PITHM) is working?to provide training in?tourism, hotel management, vocational training for women, and information technology.
The establishment of a mental health hospital is also in the works. Participants were informed during the conference that financial assistance has also been granted for the relocation of inhabitants from the Thar Coal Plant site.
Meanwhile, the Thar Block-1 Integrated Coal Mine Power Project, a vital component of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is underway, and local women are playing an important role.
Sources reported that the?project generates 1320 MW of energy and?has trained and employed local women as part of their mission to empower women in the poor region.
A total of 21 women from th