QUETTA: The Reko Diq Mining Company (RDMC) established a Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant in Mashki Chah village, district Chagai, an initiative to improve the lives of its local stakeholders in the area.
This RO plant at the village of Mashki Chah has a capacity of 5,000 gallons per day (gpd) and would operate on solarized renewable energy to provide much-needed potable water to the residents of Mashki Chah and the nearby areas. Currently, the locals use about 1500 gpd of water, therefore the current capacity would facilitate not just the targeted villages but surrounding areas also.
The RO plant is fully automatic, ensuring that no water is lost if the tank is full and provides safe and clean water meeting established standards. The UV sterilizer operates using low-pressure mercury vapor to produce the UV energy required to eradicate microorganisms present in the water. It can effectively destroy viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa by disrupting their DNA structure, inhibiting reproduction, and rendering them harmless.
Reko Diq Mining Company Working to Improve Lives
At the inauguration of the RO plant at Mashki Chah, the Country Manager of the company, Ali Ehsan Rind said that the company was working to improve the lives of all the local residents living close to the project’s operations. “All our social development projects, including this RO plant, are approved by members of the local Community Development Committees (CDCs) which was the Par-e-Koh CDC in this case. It is the CDC community representatives who guide us on local need-based projects RDMC should invest in”, he said.
Reko Diq Project
Reko Diq is a world-class copper-gold mine in the making located in the Chagai district of Baluchistan province, in Pakistan. Being one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold projects in the world, Reko Diq is owned 50% by Barrick, 25% by three federal state-owned enterprises, 15% by the Province of Baluchistan on a fully funded basis and 10% by the Province of Baluchistan on a free carried basis. Barrick is now all set to update the project’s 2010 feasibility and 2011 feasibility expansion studies. The project is likely to be completed by 2024, with 2028 targeted for first production.
Reko Diq is considered to be a major contributor to the economy of Pakistan which is expected to have a transformative impact on the province of Baluchistan as well as the whole country. In addition, it would also become a catalyst to create jobs, promote the growth of a regional economy and invest in sustainable social development programs in the country.
