Huge coal reserves discovered in Tharparkar
Pakistan
Huge coal reserves discovered in Tharparkar
THARPARKAR (Dunya News) – Huge coal reserves on Monday were discovered in Thar Coal Field’s Block One of Tharparkar area in Sindh province.
The excavation work of the company working on Thar Coal Project Block One has been completed. The success was celebrated by Pakistani administration and Chinese experts at Block One site.
Experts say that Block One has the equivalent reserves of 3 billion tons or 5 billion barrels of crude oil. Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah, while congratulating the people on the discovery of coal from Thar Coal Field Block One, said that this is the second major achievement of the Sindh government as per the vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.
Chief Minister Sindh said that we have always said that Thar will change Pakistan. Today, this slogan is becoming a reality. After digging 145 meters in Block One this morning, coal has been discovered. I also congratulate the Chinese company on their success, he added.
