OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2015

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Corporate News 2 - 3

Project News 3 - 10

Staff News 10 - 11

Registration No. L8071 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 4

CORPORATE NEWS2

NESPAK Signs Three MoUs with Turkish,Chinese & Korean Consultancy Firms

Mr. Amjad A. Khan, Managing Director

NESPAK, gave a detailed presentation to

the President of Pakistan, Mr. Mamnoon

Hussain, on the progress of construction

works at Urdu Bagh, Karachi. The detailed

architectural and engineering design has

been prepared by the Architecture &

Planning Division (A&P Division) Karachi

for the Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu Pakistan

(ATUP). The President praised NESPAK for

ensuring high standards in the

construction of the building.

M. Arif Changezi, General Manager/Head

and Ms. Samina Butt, Project

Manager/Chief Architect, A&P Division

Karachi also accompanied the Managing

Director and participated in the

presentation. The presentation was also

attended by important government and

ATUP officials.

Urdu Bagh is a building complex at

Gulistan-e-Jauhar Karachi designed to

preserve a rare collection of books that

were written or translated in Urdu

President of Pakistan Lauds NESPAK Services

language in the sub-continent before

partition. NESPAK scope of services

includes detailed architecture, engineering

design and construction supervision.

MD NESPAK briefing the President on Urdu Bagh, Karachi

NESPAK’s Highways & Transportation

Engineering Division signed three MoUs

with Turkish, Chinese and Korean

consultancy companies for jointly

undertaking projects in the field of

engineering. These companies include

Dolsar Engineering INC. Co., Turkey,

Dohwa Engineering Co. Ltd., Korea and

China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group

Co. Ltd., China. Delegates from these

world-renowned companies visited

NESPAK House, Lahore and shared ideas

for future business plans with Mr. Amjad A.

Khan, Managing Director, who gave them

a detailed briefing about the professional

capabilities of NESPAK.

The Chinese, Turkish and Korean firms

also agreed to launch joint ventures with

NESPAK by utilising expertise and

experience on a reciprocal basis. The

collaboration will be based on an equal

footing between NESPAK and the foreign

firms. All the three companies reposed full

confidence in NESPAK and showed keen

interest in collaborating on future business

ventures.

Under the MoUs, NESPAK and foreign

firms will endeavour to jointly undertake

projects in Pakistan. Major prospective

jobs to be targeted by these companies

include mass transportation projects

including intercity and light rail

metropolitan project, coal fired thermal

power plants and hydropower projects.

Keeping in view the friendship that already

exists between these countries, the

collaboration of the state enterprise with

these companies will take this relationship

to new heights.

NESPAK has already established its repute

as a top class engineering consultancy

organisation by rendering its services for

various important projects in 38 countries

of the world.

3CORPORATE NEWS

MD NESPAK AttendsMeetings on MurreeDevelopment A NESPAK-led joint venture

comprising ECSP, Cable

Car Consultants, GmbH

Switzerland (CCC) and SMEC

International (Pty.) Limited,

Australia is carrying out

feasibility studies for the

installation of cable cars along

three different routes in Murree.

In this regard, progress review

meetings were held in Murree

and Islamabad on July 3, 2015

and September 1, 2015 respectively under

the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of

Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

Mr. Amjad A. Khan, Managing Director

NESPAK and Mr. Sohail Kibria, Project

Manager/General Manager, Geotechnical

& Geoenvironmental Engineering Division,

attended these meetings. MD NESPAK

briefed the Prime Minister about the

progress of works regarding feasibility

studies for all three routes i.e., Musyari to

Old Commissioner's Camp, Murree

Brewery to Pindi Point and Lower Topa to

Kashmir Point. The Prime Minister

appreciated the progress of work and

discussed various issues related to the

implementation of the project. The Prime

Minister also directed Tourism

Development Corporation of Punjab

(TDCP) and NESPAK to initiate work on the

feasibility study of another cable car route

from Bastal Morr to Pindi Point. The

helicam videos of all the routes and a 3D

Rana Sanaullah, Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs

and Public Prosecution, Government of the Punjab along

with Mr. Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, DCO Faisalabad visited

the Canal Expressway project from Gattwala to

Sahianwala Interchange. The total length of the project is

25km. Other features include 3+3 lane with two

underpasses, two flyovers, one subway and three canal

bridges.

Mr. Amjad Saeed, Resident Engineer NESPAK, briefed

the team about the progress of project. The Law Minister

emphasised that the project should be completed within

this year. He said that this expressway will serve as a

route to national growth and development and will act as

a direct signal free corridor to Pakistan’s largest industrial

estate.

NESPAK is playing a pivotal role in the successful execution of the Lahore

Orange Line Metro Train Project. The design and construction supervision of the

project are being undertaken by NESPAK. The project will cover a 27km distance

and there will be 26 stations throughout the route. The Chief Minister Punjab,

Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif visited the project site and appreciated the

efforts of NESPAK. He was satisfied with the progress of works. NESPAK is

working with enthusiasm and taking necessary remedial measures to ensure

proper implementation of health, safety and quality plan as well as the

accomplishment of the entire project within the contractual time frame.

Canal Expressway, Faisalabad

MD NESPAK attending a meeting presided over by ChairmanStanding Committee on Murree Development

A map showing cable car routes

Lahore Orange Line MetroLahore Orange Line MetroTrain ProjectTrain Project

Lahore Orange Line MetroTrain Project

Mr. Amjad Saeed (C) briefing Rana Sanaullah about the project

MD NESPAK and Chief Minister visiting Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project site

animation of Bastal Morr to Pindi Point

route have also been prepared.

t another meeting, attended by AManaging Director NESPAK, the

Chairman Standing Committee on Murree

Development, Mr. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif

reviewed the construction work of roads

from Bastal Morr to Pindi Point, Lower Topa

to Kohala Road, Sunny Bank to Kuldana

and other roads. The helicam videos of all

the routes and 3D animation were also

shown to Mr. Hamza Shahbaz. He directed

to finalise a deadline so that the

development works could be completed

within the stipulated period.

PROJECT NEWS4

NESPAK has completed the construction

supervision of the dualisation of Ibri-

ad’Dariz-Miskin Road in Oman. The

project was handed over to the Client on

September 30, 2015. It consists of a four

lane asphalt road along with service roads

in the built-up area of Murtafa, Hara Al-

Balushi, Al-Araqi, Al-Aineen Ad'Dariz Karn

Kabsh and Hajirmat situated in Wilayat

Ibri, Governorate of Al-Dhahara Region,

Sultanate of Oman. Total length of the

project is 34km along with 32km service

roads on both sides.

The Client of the project is Director

General of Roads, Ministry of Transport

and Communications, Sultanate of Oman.

The main carriageway consists of two

lanes of 3.75m on each side, 2.5m paved

shoulder, outer and inner

shoulder varies from 1.0m

to 1.50m. The scope of

work included

construction of

roundabouts, vehicular

underpasses, pedestrian

underpasses, Irish

bridges, box culverts,

retaining walls, Irish

crossing on service

roads, intelligent

pedestrian crossing

systems, signalised

junction, street lighting, protection works,

safety barriers and guardrail. The utility

works include relocation of fiber optical

cable, water and electrical lines. The

project is under maintenance period and

some protection and interlocking works

are in progress.

Wadi Shafan Road, OmanWadi Shafan Road, OmanWadi Shafan Road, OmanNESPAK provided design and construction supervision

services for Wadi Shafan Road, Oman. The project consists of

an asphalt road, situated in Wilayat Khaboura with a small

segment traversing Wilayat Saham. The project starts from

village Biayaiq and traverses the bank of Wadi Shafan while

crossing the wadi at various locations and ends in village Aqir

Al-Abriyyin. The road also provides an access to different

villages on its way. The project comprises the construction of a

new single carriageway having a length of 26km.

Special Economic Zone Authority

at Duqm (SEZAD) has engaged

NESPAK and partners to provide

resident supervision services for

construction of an integrated waste

treatment, storage and disposal

facility at Duqm, Oman. Total

project duration is twelve months.

Waste Treatment,Storage & Disposal

Facility at Duqm

The new road shall have a 7m wide carriageway and 1.5m

wide asphalt paved shoulders on each side.

Owing to the location of wadi on one side and hillside on the

other, excessive drainage culverts are involved. In addition,

multi-cell culverts have been provided at wadi crossings which

make a total of 60 culverts.

The completion period of the project has been extended with

no change in cost of the project. Overall progress of the project

is 68 percent.

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

AB ADDualisation ofIbri-ad'Dariz-Miskin Road Wilayat Ibri

A view of Ibri-ad'Dariz-Miskin Road

Mr. M.Arif Changezi, General

Manager/Head Architecture & Planning

Division Karachi visited Muscat, Oman on

September 10, 2015 for giving a

presentation to Pakistan’s Ambassador to

Oman on the design of a New Embassy

Complex at Muscat,Oman. Mr. Mahmood

A. Malik, Regional Manager Muscat was

also present on the occasion.

The project of Sohar Roundabout

comprises the construction of Sohar

Interchange that is located in Sohar city

falling in North Batinah Governorate,

Sultanate of Oman. It is on Sultanate's

major highway leading from Muscat to the

United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia. It was started on August 11,

2012 and is likely to be completed by the

end of January 2016. The project is

located in downtown city area which

Presentation on New Embassy Complex at Muscat, OmanThe embassy complex comprises a

chancery building, ambassador’s

residence and space allocated for future

expansion. The chancery building has

been designed to facilitate all diplomatic

missions and consulates accredited to the

sultanate. The design of double storey

chancery building is based on modern

and contemporary style and comprises a

visa hall and related

facilities, a

multipurpose hall

for large gatherings,

a conference room,

a library and other

ancillary facilities.

Total covered area

of the complex

along with

ambassador's

residence is 4250

sq.m. The

estimated cost of

construction is Rs.

500 million.

entailed massive land acquisition and

utilities relocation works.

The major works comprised a three lane

dual carriageway (4.5km) with overhead

bridge (6x50m) in place of roundabout

and further dual carriageways (4.5km),

service road (4km), pedestrian

underpasses, traffic signalised

intersections, multi-cell drainage

structures and road lighting system.

NESPAK wins Contract for Rehabilitation of Haveli Main Line Canal

The Water Resources Division, NESPAK

won a consultancy contract for the

“Feasibility Study for Rehabilitation of

Haveli Main Line (HML).” The contract was

signed by Mr. Tariq Altaf, Vice

President/Head Water Resources Division

and Mr. Riaz Rasheed, Chief Engineer

Multan, Punjab Irrigation Department on

December 16, 2015 . The main objective

of this feasibility study is to improve the

conveyance efficiency, reliability and

durability of the Haveli Main Line canal as

per design discharge by rehabilitating and

remodeling the entire canal system. Mr.

Fazal Rehman Kashif, Principal Engineer,

is the Project Manager.

SBP Awards Three Projects to NESPAK

The Building Services Division, NESPAK

won three projects of State Bank of

Pakistan (SBP) through a competitive

bidding. The scope of services

encompasses feasibility study, detailed

design and construction supervision for

the upgradation and improvement of

existing HVAC systems at the State Bank

of Pakistan, Banking Services Corporation

(SBP-BSC) Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and

Multan. The accumulative capacity of the

HVAC systems is 2500 tons with

corresponding estimated project cost of

Rs. 1 billion. The completion period of

each project is twenty months. Mr. Munir-

ud-Din is Project Manager for the SBP

BSC, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad, and Mr.

Asad Riaz is the Project Manager for SBP

BSC, Multan.

Upgrading of Sohar Roundabout, Oman

Mr. Arif Changezi (2nd from R) and Mr. Mahmood A. Malik (2nd from L) alongwith other officials during their visit to New Embassy Complex site at Muscat

Mr. Tariq Altaf (R) and Mr. Riaz Rasheed (L) after signing the contract

A 3D view of Sohar roundabout

PROJECT NEWS 5

PROJECT NEWS

The Punjab Irrigated Agriculture

Investment Programme (PIAIP) Project,

being financed jointly by the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) and the

Government of Punjab was started in May

2009. Under this programme work is in

progress on the rehabilitation projects

which are in construction phase at

Suleimanki Barrage, Trimmu, Panjnad

Barrages and Pakpattan Main Canal

System.

The PIAIP project has now been extended

up to June 2016. The extended scope of

work includes controlling seepage/water

logging along Trimmu-Sidhnai Link Canal

and enhancing the capacity of Rasul-

Qadirabad link canal, Qadirabad-Balloki,

Balloki-Suleimanki link canals and water

resources development in smaller

Cholistan. In continuation of these studies,

the PIAIP Consultants have also been

PIAIP ProgrammePIAIP ProgrammePIAIP ProgrammePIAIP ProgrammePIAIP Programme

entrusted with a unique task of water

resources development in Greater

Cholistan. The pre-feasibility study has

also been initiated.

A site visit to Greater Cholistan was

carried out by ADB Mission along with the

project director PMO in October 2015. The

objective of the visit was to

understand the concept of water

resources development in

Cholistan area. During the visit

ADB Mission team leader

emphasised that master planning

for the whole Cholistan should be

undertaken with specific

emphasis on grazing

management, rainwater

harvesting and livestock being the

emphatic of the project.

NESPAK has been awarded design and

construction supervision of Urdu Bagh

at Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi by the

President Secretariat. Construction

works started in

June 2015 are

scheduled to be

completed by June

2016. Mr. Naveed

Elahi, Director

General, Aiwan-e-

Sadar visited the

site on September

14, 2015 and

showed his

satisfaction with

the construction

activities. Dr.

Fatima Hassan,

Honourary

Secretary, Anjuman

Taraqqi Urdu Pakistan Karachi and Ms.

Samina Butt Chief Architect, NESPAK

Karachi office were also present. Ms.

Samina Butt is the Project Manager.

Work in Progress at Urdu Bagh, KarachiWork in Progress at Urdu Bagh, KarachiWork in Progress at Urdu Bagh, Karachi

NESPAK Awarded Sanitation Project in Multan

A NESPAK-Artelia joint venture has been

awarded the project “Master planning of

sewerage, water supply and drainage

system of WASA, Multan”. The scope of

work includes preparation of GIS based

maps, conditional survey, master planning

and design of water supply, sewerage and

drainage system for the entire Multan City.

The agreement of the project was signed

on November 03, 2015 and total duration

of the project is 12 months.

NESPAK Completes Lakhodair Lot 1&2, gets more work

The Environment & Public Health

Engineering Division, NESPAK has

successfully completed design review,

design vetting and construction

supervision for Lot 1 & 2 of a landfill site at

Lakhodair, Lahore in accordance with

international practices. In the light of

previous experience, the Client, Lahore

Waste Management Company (LWMC)

has further engaged NESPAK for

construction supervision of Lot 3 & 4 of

Lakhodair landfill site. The scope of

services includes preparation of pre-

qualification documents, tender

documents, design review and

construction supervision. The total cost of

the project is Rs. 2 billion.

NESPAK has also been awarded the

project of Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) of landfill site at

Lakhuana, Faisalabad by the Faisalabad

Waste Management Company (FWMC).

The inception report has been submitted

to the Client while work on the interim

report is in progress.

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Mr.Tariq Altaf briefing ADB team about the project

Mr.Tariq Altaf visiting Cholistan with Asian Development Bank WaterResources Specialist, engineers of Punjab Irrigation Departmentand NESPAK

(Sitting L to R) Mr. Aamir Munir, Principal EngineerE&PHE Division NESPAK, Waseem AhmadBajwa ,MD WASA Multan and Ch. ManzoorHussain ,Chief Resident Engineer NESPAKduring the agreement signing

Chief Architect NESPAK briefing Director General,Aiwan-e-Sadarabout the project

PROJECT NEWS

NESPAK to Carry Out Relocation of WASA Services along Orange Line Metro Train Project

Water and Sanitation

Agency (WASA) has

engaged NESPAK to

provide consultancy

services for design

and construction

supervision for

relocation of WASA

services along

Orange Line Metro

Train Project, Lahore.

Contractors have

been mobilised at

site who have

started the relocation

work for this Rs. 1.8

billion project.

NESPAK has been awarded design and

construction supervision of four

accommodation blocks (G+4) at Haroon

Bahria facing Regional Cooperation for

Development Highway, Karachi by

Pakistan Navy. A formal agreement has

been signed in this regard. The project

features both commercial and residential

facilities comprising 32 shops on ground

NESPAK has been awarded the

project “Preparation of Master

Plan of Sewerage System of

Tehsil Municipal Adminstration

Jhang.” The scope of work

includes preparation of GIS

based maps, master planning

and design of sewerage and

drainage system for the urban

areas of Jhang. The project is

scheduled to be completed in

three months.

The project agreement was

signed on December 29, 2015 by Mr.

Muhammad Zubair, GM/Head Environment

& Public Health Engineering Division,

NESPAK and Mr. Nadir Chatha, DCO

Jhang. Mr. Sheikh Muhammad Akram,

NESPAK Engaged for SewerageNESPAK Engaged for SewerageSystem Master PlanSystem Master PlanNESPAK Engaged for SewerageSystem Master Plan

NESPAK is introducing a new concept of

groundwater recharge by constructing a

rubber tube barrier. The project is financed

by the World Bank under PMO-Barrages of

Punjab Irrigation Department.This concept is unique for three eastern

rivers which usually remain dry for the

whole year except flood days. NESPAK,

World Bank and PMO Barrages officials

visited the proposed location for rubber

dam in December 2015. Various sources

for water supply to this site and layout

were discussed at the site. Based on the feasibility study report

prepared by NESPAK, a site on River

Sutlej near Bahawalpur has been selected

for the pilot project. A rubber tube type

barrier having height of 3m will be installed

across the

river, for

storing

temporary

surplus water,

which will help

in recharging

the

groundwater

table. The

rubber tube

barrier will also

provide a

facility for

recreation.

Revival of Degraded Rivers in Punjab

MNA Jhang and Mr. Aamir Munir, Principal

Engineer, Environment & Public Health

Engineering Division, NESPAK, were also

present.

NESPAK Awarded Construction of 4 Haroon Bahria Accommodation Blocks, Karachi

floor and 32 apartments on the first to

fourth floor. The total covered area is

61,800 sqft. Estimated construction cost of

four blocks is Rs. 200 million. The project

will be completed in15 months. Ms.

Mumtaz Jilani, General Manager,

Architecture & Planning Division Karachi

has been designated as the project

manager.

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(L to R) Mr. Aamir Munir, Mr. Nadir Chatha and Mr. SheikhMuhammad Akram after signing the agreement

Mr. Tariq Altaf, Vice President Water Resources Division (4th from L) along withWorld Bank Team, PMO Barrages & Consultants Staff during the site visit

A view of laid HDPE pipealong with control valve

Internal Quality Audits (IQAs) were

carried out by the quality management

engineers of Monitoring & Quality

Control Division on design and

construction management related

activities in various divisions and offices

to ensure compliance with the Quality

Management System (QMS). These

divisions/offices include Agriculture

Division, Islamabad Office, Disaster

Management & Reconstruction Division,

Peshawar Office, Karachi Office and

Architecture & Planning (A&P) Division

Karachi. The construction sites on “220

kV Gujrat Substation along with Allied

Transmission Line” of Power &

Machinical Division and “Navy

Residential Complex at NORE-1, Karachi”

and “New Surgical Oncology Complex at

JPMC, Karachi” of A&P Division, Karachi

were visited during the period. Audit

reports for the non-conformances of

design and construction phases were

generated based on audit findings, which

were later closed after ensuring

implementation of recommended

corrective actions. The External

Surveillance Audit was conducted by the

Lead Auditor of TUV Austria Bureau of

Inspection and Certification on December

15 and 17, 2015 at NESPAK Lahore and

Karachi Offices. The Audit was extensive

and its objective was to measure the

conformance of NESPAK Quality

Management System to meet the

requirements of ISO 9001:2008 Standard.

The Quality Management System was

found compliant with the requirements of

ISO 9001:2008 Standard by the Quality

System Auditor and NESPAK was

recommended for continued certification.

Audit held at NESPAK Offices

10 STAFF NEWS

PAPERS

Mr. Tariq Altaf, Vice President,

Water Resources Division (WRD)

presented his paper “Hill Torrents of

Pakistan” at the 73rd Annual Session of

the Pakistan Engineering Congress

held at a local hotel in Lahore on

December 24, 2015. The paper was co-

authored by Mr. Abdul Khaliq Hashmi,

Technical Adviser WRD who was also

present there. It was emphasised that

the government should give priority to

hill torrent management because hill

torrents cause huge damages worth

billions of rupees and possess

enormous potential of water

conservation and land utilisation for

agriculture. The chairman of the

technical session and participants

belonging to various organisations

appreciated the paper and agreed to

the proposal of hill torrent management

in Pakistan.

Mr. Javed Munir, General Manager,

Water Resources Division,

presented a technical paper titled

"Application of Computational Flow

Dynamics (CFD) Analysis for Surge

Inception and Propagation in Low Head

Hydropower Projects" on November 21,

2015 on National Multidisciplinary

Engineering Conference at the University

of Management and Technology (UMT),

Lahore. Mr. Mohsin Munir, Senior Engineer,

Water Resources Division was the co-

author of the paper and participated in the

conference.

r. Muhammad Muneeb Khan, Senior MEngineer Water Resources Division

presented a technical paper titled

“Instream Hydrokinetic Power Technology-

A case study of Ghazi Barotha Power

Channel” at the 73rd Annual Session of the

Pakistan Engineering Congress held at the

PEC Building on December 25, 2015. The

paper was authored by Mr. Muhammad

Mohsin Munir, Senior Engineer and co-

authored by Mr. Tariq Altaf, Vice President

and Mr. Javed Munir, General Manager

Water Resources Division. The paper

concluded that power potential of 15 to

20MW could be harnessed through the

installation of Instream Hydrokinetic

turbines at the Ghazi Barotha Power

Channel. The chairman of the technical

session and participants belonging to

various organisations applauded the new

concept for power production and

emphasised the need for detailed

investigations for the feasibility of the

proposal.

Mr. Usman Ahmad, Senior RS/GIS

Analyst and Mr. Asim Rizwan,

Senior GIS Analyst of Water Resources

Division, NESPAK presented a paper

titled “Geomorphological and Geological

Investigation Using Dem of Islamabad

District, Pakistan” at the 73rd Annual

Session of the Pakistan Engineering

Congress from December 24-27, 2015.

This paper emphasises the importance

of using the Digital Elevation Model

(DEM) for extracting geological and

geomorphological profile of a terrain.

The Chairman of the technical session

and participants belonging to various

organisations recognised the

importance of GIS in the field of civil

engineering.

Muhammad

Abdullah

Sohl, Geomatics

Specialist, Water

Resources

Division, has got

published a

research paper

titled “Bioenergy Crop Identification at

Field Scale Using VHR Airborne CIR

Imagery” in the Journal of

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote

Sensing (PE&RS), USA. PE&RS is a

world's leading journal dealing with

geospatial information science and

engineering having five year impact

factor of 2.33. Mr. Abdullah has done his

M.S in Photogrammetry and

Geoinformatics (EUR-ACE Engineering)

from Stuttgart, Germany.

Mr. Irfan-ul-Haq, General Manager/Section

Head, Environment & Resettlement and

Mr. Imran-ul-Haq, Principal Engineer,

Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental

Engineering Division participated in a

meeting related to WWF-Pakistan's

project, City-wide Partnership for

Sustainable Water Use and Water

Stewardship for small and medium

enterprises (SMEs) in Lahore, funded by

the European Union. The City-wide

partnership offers an opportunity to a

diverse group of actors (public, private,

civil society, academia, financial

institutions etc.) to form a strategic

collaboration with a mutual commitment to

mitigate shared water risks posed by

unsustainable water consumption,

pollution and increasing water scarcity to

the city of Lahore. The city-wide

partnership was launched in 2014 followed

by one-on-one meetings with the relevant

stakeholders.

The city-wide partnership is a voluntary

initiative that aims to promote constructive

open dialogues on the priority water risks,

mobilise resources, foster new

partnerships for improved water

governance, adopt locally driven solutions

and make measurable improvements in

the overall water management of the city.

EIA for Dry Port at Havelian

NESPAK has been assigned a task of

carrying out Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) Study for the

establishment of a new dry port at Havelian

as part of feasibility studies for the Karachi-

Peshawar ML-I project being managed at

the Structural Engineering Division. The

Environment and Public Health Engineering

Division, Health Safety Environment &

Climate Change Section will conduct the

EIA Study in accordance with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

guidelines. The objectives of the EIA Study

include data collection, identification of

environmental impacts along with

suggestions for taking mitigation measures

and preparing EIA Report and

Environmental Management Plan. The EIA

team has started desk studies and the field

teams would soon be mobilised for primary

environmental data collection.

City-wide Partnership on Water

Stewardship in Lahore

Mr. Javed Munir presenting the technical paper at UMT

Mr. Tariq Altaf presenting the paper

11STAFF NEWS

r. Tariq Altaf, General MManager/Head Water

Resources has been promoted as

Vice President/Head Water

Resources Division of NESPAK, with

effect from November 27, 2015.

r. Sohail Kibria, General MManager Geotechnical and

Geoenvironmental Engineering

Division has been promoted as Vice

President w.e.f November 27, 2015.

He shall act as Incharge Overseas

Operations/Head F&P Section of

GT&GE Division w.e.f December 11,

2015.

r. Aamir Ashraf, General MManager/Head Power and

Mechanical Division has been promoted

as Vice President/Head Power and

Mechanical Division w.e.f November 27, 2015.

r. Mahmood A.Sulehri, General MManager/Head Contracts Division

has been promoted as Vice

President/Head Contracts Division w.e.f

November 27, 2015.

r. Ahmed Halim, General Manager MHead Karachi Office has been

promoted as Vice President/Head

Karachi Office w.e.f November 27, 2015.

r. Abrar Ahmed Khan, General MManager/Head Monitoring and

Quality Control Division has been

promoted as Vice President/Head

PROMOTIONS

Monitoring and Quality Control

Division w.e.f November 27, 2015.

yed Imran Waheed, General SManager/Head Construction

Management Division has been

promoted as Vice President/Head of

Construction Management Division

w.e.f November 27, 2015.

afiz Abdul Shakoor, Chief HEngineer Agriculture Division,

Mr. Aziz Aslam, Chief Engineer

Disaster Management and

Reconstruction Division, Mr. Nasir

Akhtari, Chief Architect Islamabad

Office and Mr. Muhammad Misbah-

ul-Haq, Chief Engineer Karachi

Office have been designated as

General Managers w.e.f July 1, 2015.

VISITS

Mr. Javed Munir, General

Manager, Water

Resources Division, visited

Muscat from October 28,

2015 to November 02, 2015

to review progress on the

Sohar Drain Project. During

his visit, he conducted

meetings with Regional

Manager Oman and the

Client regarding various

queries in the design. A

meeting regarding Flood Management

Project of Duqm city was also conducted.

Ms. Ammarah Shahzad, Project

Coordinator Human Resources

Division and Malik Tariq Mahmood,

Resident Engineer visited KSB factory,

Hasan Abdal on December 2, 2015 to

Tariq Altaf Sohail Kibria Aamir Ashraf Mahmood A.Sulehri Ahmed Halim Abrar Ahmed Khan Syed Imran Waheed

check the leakage and pressure decay

testing facilities for assembly units of water

filtration plants on the project named

Installation of 100 Water Filtration Plants

(Arsenic Removal) with the WASA officials.

r. Mohsin Munir, Senior Engineer, MWater Resources Division, visited

Inflatable Rubber Dam sites in China from

December 8 - 11, 2015 along with the

members of Client PMO and JV partner

ACE Pvt. Ltd. During the visit, the team

also held meetings with different rubber

dam manufacturers and water

conservancy and hydraulic design institute

team of China.

TAKES CHARGE

Mr. Amir bin

Younas,

General

Manager

Highways &

Transportation

Engineering

Division took over charge as

General Manager/Head of

Economic Studies Division w.e.f

October 15, 2015.

Mr. Javed Munir during a visit to Sohar drain project site

Ms. Ammarah (2nd from L) and Malik Tariq ( 3rd from L) during KSB factory visit

FOREIGN REGIONAL OFFICES

Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaOffice #2, First Floor, Ibrahim Muhammad Al-Moosa Commercial Complex Abdul Aziz Bin Masaad Bin Jalwi Road (Dabbab Road) RiyadhP.O.Box 50344, Riyadh 11523Phone: +966-11-4052297, 4059583Fax: +966-11-4051031E-mail: nespaksa@gmail.com Sultanate of OmanNESPAK & Partners LLCP.O. Box 3506, Postal Code: 112 Ruwi Muscat, Sultanate of OmanPhone: +968-24789668, 24701729 Mobile: +968-91275391Fax: +968-24703702E-mail: <nespak@omantel.net.om> <moodi58@hotmail.com>

Islamic Republic of IranUnit No. 6, Block No. 82, 35 meter Golestan Street, between Adl Square and Sardare Jangal Street, Pounak Avenue, Tehran - IranPhone: +98-21-44441479 Fax: +98-21-44441479 E-mail: <nespak.roi@gmail.com> <bjavid51@gmail.com>

State of Qatar14 Cleopatra Building, Musherib P.O. Box: 32057, Doha, QatarPhone: +974-44429696 Fax: +974-44429969E-mail: <qatar@nespak.com.pk> <khalidkhan@nespak-qatar.com> <kikhann@yahoo.com>

ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Turkpak International (Pvt.) Ltd.IEEEP Building, 17-C-1, Civic Centre Faisal Town, Lahore-54700, PakistanPh: +92-42-99232261-74 Fax: +92-42-99232275E-mail: info@turkpak.com

Technology & Resource Development (Pvt.) Ltd.IEEEP Building, 17-C-1, Civic Centre Faisal Town, Lahore-54700, PakistanPh: +92-42-99232261-74 Fax: +92-42-99232275E-mail: techred01@gmail.com

ECO Consultancy & Engineering Company (Pvt.) Ltd. (ECO-CEC)

IEEEP Building, 17-C-1, Civic Centre Faisal Town, Lahore-54700, PakistanPh: +92-42-99232261-74 Fax: +92-42-99232275E-mail: ecocec@wol.net.pk

Engineering & Consulting Associates (Nigeria) Ltd.17 Audu Bako Way, Nassarawa Area P.O. Box 2036, Kano, NigeriaPhone: +234-64-634798, 636320 Fax: +234-64-641497

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

House No. 250, District (Nahiya) 10

Street No. 16, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan

Phone: +93-0-20-2312966

Fax: +93-0-20-2312967

Mobile: +93-797284707/0093-789767783E-mail: <nespak_af@yahoo.com> <nespak_af@hotmail.com>

United Kingdom

NESPAK UK LIMITED, Parkview 183-189

The Vale, London, UK W3 7RW

Tel: +44-2088111188

Fax: +44-2088111189

Email: nespakuk@gmail.com

Peshawar: NESPAK House Peshawar 24, Sector B-2, Phase V, Hayatabad, PeshawarPhone: +92-91-5828478-79, 5828481 5837220 Fax: +92-91-5828482E-mail: nespakp@gmail.com

National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited (Consulting Engineers)1: NESPAK House: 1-C, Block-N, Model Town Extension Lahore-54700, Pakistan PABX: +92 42 99090000 Fax: +92 42 99231950 P.O.Box: 1351 E-mail: info@nespak.com.pk Website: www.nespak.com.pk

2: IEEEP Building, 17-C-1, Civic Centre, Faisal Town Lahore-54700, Pakistan PABX: +92 42 99232261-74 Fax: +92 42 99232275 P.O.Box: 1351

LOCAL REGIONAL OFFICES

Karachi: 13th Floor, NICL Building

Abbasi Shaheed Road

Off. Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi

Phone: +92-21-99207277-84

Fax: +92-21-35651994

E-mail: <karachi@nespak.com.pk>

<nespakkh@khi.wol.net.pk>

Islamabad: NESPAK House

Sector-G, 5/2, P.O. Box 2461

Phone: +92-51-9221910-13

Fax: +92-51-9221914

E-mail: nespak@cyber.net.pk

Quetta: House No. 18-19B, Street No. 2 Phase-3, Shahbaz Town, Quetta Cantt.

Phone: +92-81-9202454, 9201707

Fax: +92-81-9202982

E-mail: roquetta@nespak.com.pk

EDITOR: AHMAD SAID, GM/HeadBusiness Development Division

DEPUTY EDITORS: HINA NAZ SIDRA ILYAS

DESIGNER: MUHAMMAD AHMED NADEEM

The Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering Division,

NESPAK has been assigned a task by Water and Power

Development Authority to provide consultancy services for

“Strengthening Works of Mangla Reservoir Rim” along the Mirpur-

Kotli Road near Khaliqabad Chowk and the Mirpur Bypass Road. The

scope of services includes detailed design, preparation of tender

documents and construction supervision. Mr. Abdus Salam Khan,

General Manager/Head Dams and Water Resources Section of the

Division is the Project Manager. Mr. Muhammad Azam, Chief

Engineer, will act as team leader.

NESPAK Assigned StrengtheningWorks of Mangla Reservoir Rim M. Arif

Changezi,

General

Manager/

Head,

who is

also the

elected

Chairman

of the

Institute of

Architects of Pakistan, Karachi Chapter (IAP-KC) attended the

ARCASIA 18th Forum held from November 10-16, 2015 in Ayutthaya,

Thailand as an official delegate representing the Institution of

Architects Pakistan. He also made two separate presentations in

both General Council Meeting and the ARCASIA Committee on

Social Responsibility. Ms. Mumtaz Jilani, also attended the

conference and attended the “ARCASIA Committee on Education.”

ARCASIA is a joint forum of 19 member countries of Asia, providing a

platform to discuss the current architectural issues and ideas

confronted by the region. This is also a prominent platform for

architects and thinkers who intend to serve as Asian 'catapult of

minds' on matters concerning architecture and environment in the

Asian context. The theme for ARCASIA Forum 18 in 2015 was “Future

of the Past”.

NESPAK Architects Attend ARCASIA 2015

A group photo of participants of ARCASIA

A view of Mangla Reservior Rim site