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Three More Years to Complete Garment Processing Zone

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Three More Years to Complete Garment Processing Zone
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March 30: The under construction Garment Processing Zone (GPZ) in Simara of Bara districts, seems to take three more years to complete.

 The establishment of GPZ in Simara expected to complete in two years as stated in the current fiscal year is being delayed by two years than the stipulated time. The expected cost of the project declared to be completed within two years was Rs. 2.2 billion.

Expected to complete the construction work within 2017/18, the project could not get completed on time due to sluggish pace of work of the government. Constructed in 135 bighas of land at Simara Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the infrastructure construction of the project is assumed to cost Rs 2.20 billion. The budget was approved by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) only two months ago.

The government has already released Rs 500 million for the infrastructure construction of GPZ in the current fiscal year. MoF agreed to provide the necessary amount in the context of the amount being insufficient to finish the project on time.

According to the project, the work of GPZ will be moved ahead in different four packages. According to Arjun Pandey, Project Chief and Engineer of SEZ Development Committee, they are preparing for calling a tender in four packages to finish the project within three years from now.

Stating that preparation for different tenders for four packages is being made, Pandey informed that the tender for the first package will be invited within April 13.  

Estimated to cost Rs one billion, the first package will finish the works including road, land development, drainage construction and drinking water, whereas in the second package, electricity, sewerage purification center will be constructed with an estimated expenditure of Rs 570 million.

Similarly, the third package includes construction of different buildings for which Rs 350 million has been estimated, whereas construction of helipad, health club, guest house fall under fourth package and Rs 290 is estimated for its construction.

Pandey informed that the tender process for the remaining two packages will also be moved ahead within the current fiscal year ending in mid-July.    

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