Great Game Of The Multi-national Companies For Ricko Dek Project Continues

Taking sou moto action on the news of the newspapers about the corruption scandals in the world's largest reserves of gold and copper in Chaghi, Supreme Court of Pakistan has started the hearing of the case. However, the multi-national companies are continuing in playing great game for this important project.American company Ban Way has also obtained hundreds of acres of land for exploration in the Ricko Dek area. While dispute case between the Ban Way and TCC is in the Baluchistan high court court. Ban Way claims that TCC has occupied its land. Though Ricko Dek has the largest reserves but in Chaghi but there are other reserves of these metals too. In addition to gold and copper reserves of other metals have also been discovered. The Ricko Dek project worth $500 is situated towards north western side of a smaller village Nau Kundi of Chaghi district. The population of Chaghi is 200 thousand and consists of 72 tribes. The work on the country's largest mineral project at Sandak in Chaghi is also being carried out for the last 3 decades and production had been started since 2003. Pakistani company has obtained $115.03 while Baluchistan Government has got $24.04 million so far. The 19 year old mineral deposits are going to exhaust with in 7 years. The minerals other than gold and copper are being destroyed. In the Sandak area the wastes of the minerals are left open that are causing pollution in the soil as well for the animals and environment. In the project only 280 persons from Baluchistan have been employed but on lower posts and no higher level job has been given to the local population or to any person from Baluchistan province.