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China Gezhouba Group helps clear Karakoram Highway of landslide debris in Summer 2022

Funder	China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd. (CGGC)
Recipient Organization	Pakistan Army\|Pakistan National Highway Authority
Country	Pakistan
Start Date	Jul 24, 2022
End Date	Sep 05, 2033
Duration	4,061 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`101674`

Grant Description

On July 24, 2022, torrential rain led to a flash flood near the site of the Dasu Hydropower Station Project, resulting in the destruction of a bridge crossing the Uchar River and landslides blocking the Karakoram Highway.

In the following days, engineers of China Gezhouba Group provided equipment and expertise to help the Pakistan National Highway Authority and the Frontier Works Organization clear debris and construct a temporary bridge.

Efforts to restore access to the Karakoram Highway continued into August and September as flooding and landslides continued.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The bridge constructed by the Pakistan National Highway Authority and the Frontier Works Organization with assistance from China Gezhouba Group may have been destroyed in subsequent flooding on August 12, 2022, but this is unclear (https://www.dawn.com/news/1704469#:~:text=A%20temporary%20bailey%20bridge%20installed,the%20rest%20of%20the%20country.).

📚 Sources & References

Chinese enterprises fully support Pakistan flood relief
中国能建葛洲坝集团助力巴基斯坦防洪抗灾
Floods sweep away bridge in Upper Kohistan
Monthly Progress Report No. 97 August 2022
China Gezhouba Group assisting Pakistan in flood relief efforts
Monthly Progress Report No. 98 September 2022, 【环球时报】专家：中国企业在灾后重建中扎根巴基斯坦，区域复苏需要更多共同努力, (Daily SITREP No 158 Dated 18 th November, 2022)
Pakistan: Flood Damages and Economic Losses Over USD 30 billion and Reconstruction Needs Over USD 16 billion - New Assessment
Revised Pakistan 2022 Floods Response Plan Final Report (Issued 15 Dec 2023)
Pakistan declares emergency in the face of calamitous floods Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.