Resettlement of Thar coal affectees begins

The resettlement process of village Senhri Dars in Thar Coal Block – II, district Tharparkar has been started.
The first group of families has moved to New Senhri Dars Resettlement village. The new model village sets a new benchmark of a successful model of resettlement in the country, says a Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) communication.
Every family (married couple) gets a large new house of 1100 sq yards with three bedrooms, washroom, kitchen, sitting areas for men and women, traditional chounra, a guest room, and an animal yard. Every house is solar powered along with the main grid connection.
The village has 172 pacca (concrete) houses, a triple-storeyed school of 1000 students capacity, a market of 10 shops, separate community centers for men and women, 2 RO plants to provide an uninterrupted supply of clean drinking water, mosque, temple and gauchar area of 850 acres.
All main access roads and internal streets are metalled and paved with plantation on sides. Shifting of all 172 households will be completed by March 2019.n