Location: Gwadar, Islamabad airports ‘unfeasible’

A seismic survey had not been conducted prior to construction.


Peer Muhammad October 01, 2013
A seismic survey had not been conducted prior to construction. PHOTO: APP

ISLAMABAD:


The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat and Capital Administration & Development on Monday pointed out that two new airports being constructed in Islamabad and Gwadar are unfeasible due to their physical location.


Committee members underline that the New Islamabad International Airport is located just four kilometers away from sensitive nuclear installations, while Gwadar Airport is in a highly seismic zone.


Officials of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) briefed the committee that a seismic survey had not been conducted prior to construction and that only a topographic survey had been done, despite the fact that the entire region is a highly seismic zone.


The Senate committee headed by its chairperson Senator Kalsoom Perveen discussed issues related to the CAA.


The committee expressed dismay that a seismic survey of the airport’s site had not been conducted and warned that this technical lapse could have long-lasting implications.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 1st, 2013.

COMMENTS (8)

irfan | 10 years ago | Reply

the only reason this airport is not feasible because the Nawaz sharif wants to build another airport which is just 10 KM away from this site. Now the land because the PML-N government wanted to facilitate one of its leaders, Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, who owned a large piece of land in Rawat.

“If the plan of the new airport in Rawat is approved, the price of Mr Aftab’s land in the area will go up manifold,

Imran | 10 years ago | Reply

This is highly objectionable......If there were sensitive installations....they should have seen that earlier....now when the airport is near completion and billions of rupees and time has been wasted on the project....now you tell that the airport in unfeasible....it is unacceptable, unethical and highly objectionable.......

VIEW MORE COMMENTS
Replying to X

Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.

For more information, please see our Comments FAQ