South Punjab Forest Company

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South Punjab Forest Company
IndustryCommercial Forestry [1]
FoundedSeptember, 2015
Headquarters
Lahore
,
Pakistan
Key people
 Awais Leghari (Chairman), [2] Tahir Rasheed (CEO) [3]
Website www.spfc.org.pk

South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) is a subsidiary of the Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Government of the Punjab [4] and operates on Public Private Partnership mode. The company is created under the leadership of Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab and spearheaded by Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Chairman, South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC). One of the main objectives of the organization is to streamline public and private sector investments in the forestry sector, so that deforestation can be reduced in Punjab, and forest conservation and sustainable economic development go hand in hand. SPFC aims to encourage investments in the forestry sector which offers low risk with high return.

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The land will be awarded to successful bidders for 15 years and further extendable to another 15 years subjected to satisfactory performance of investors. The project will be floated in the market for solicitation of expression of interest from the potential investors in June 2017. The land slots will be awarded to the successful bidders based on evaluation by the end of August, 2017. The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of forest sites, awarded to successful bidders, will be done in collaboration with the Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department, Government of the Punjab, as per the provisions of PPP Act, 2014, and The Punjab Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016. Revenue sharing will be done in this initiative.

The Company in order to effectively reach out to the business community is organizing seminars in collaboration with various Chambers of Commerce & Industry to sensitize business groups to invest in the opportunity. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Governance

The company is overseen by Board of Directors consisting of nine members nominated by Government of Punjab

No.MemberDesignation
1Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, MNAChairman
2The Secretary, Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries DepartmentDirector
3The Additional Secretary, Finance DepartmentDirector
4The Chief (Agri), Planning & Development DepartmentDirector
5The Chairman, Punjab Board of Investment & Trade (PBIT)Director
6Tahia Noon, MPADirector
7Hashim Jawan Bakht, MPADirector
8Ashiq Ahmed Khan, Forestry ExpertDirector
9Tahir Rasheed, CEODirector

Areas

SPFC owns 134,995 acres of land in districts of Bahawalnagar, Bahwalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur. [11] [12] The details of each region can be found in following tables. [13]

Bahawalnagar

No.Area NameForest NameTotal Area (in acres)Total Blank Area (in acres)
1FortabbasDhodhlan107143869

Bahawalpur

No.Area NameForest NameTotal Area (in acres)Total Blank Area (in acres)
1Bahawalpur RangeShahi Wala29791194

Dera Ghazi Khan

No.Area NameForest NameTotal Area (in acres)Total Blank Area (in acres)
1Taunsa RangeRind Wala1010210
2Taunsa RangeTriman46394639

Muzaffargarh

No.Area NameForest NameTotal Area (in acres)Total Blank Area (in acres)
1Muzaffargarh Sub DivisionSarian50705070
2Muzaffargarh Sub DivisionBait Qaim Shah12781278
3Muzaffargarh Sub DivisionSerwani15091509
4Ghazi Ghat Sub DivisionGhazi Ghat21062106
5Ghazi Ghat Sub DivisionAhmad Mohana23702183
6Ghazi Ghat Sub DivisionSohni696581
7Ghazi Ghat Sub DivisionEason Wala70726297
8Jatoi RangeBakaini19981700
9Jatoi RangeBait Mir Hazar36142589
10Jatoi RangeCheena Malana41804032
11Khanpur RangeKhanpur3155530052
12Khanpur RangeAli Wali46294629
13Khanpur RangeLatti715715
14Khanpur RangeEastern Ghirri690690
15Khanpur RangeMiddle Ghirri337337
16Khanpur RangeKhannani720720
17Khanpur RangeBait Dewan31642839
18Khanpur RangeDhaka I & II23022202
19Khanpur RangeKhairpur Para I, II & III10141014
20Khanpur RangeBaqir Shah23412341
21Khanpur RangeMohib Shah628628
22Khanpur RangeDamber Wala26122509

Rahim Yar Khan

No.Area NameForest NameTotal Area (in acres)Total Blank Area (in acres)
1Abbasia Sub DivisionAbbasia67492329
2Abbasia Sub DivisionAbbasia Extension1840016350
3Walhar RangeWalhar46321382
4Q. Wala---57632763
5Rahim Yar KhanIL / Abbasia84007137
6Rahim Yar KhanIL / IL Abbasia52125212

Rajanpur

No.Area NameForest NameTotal Area (in acres)Total Blank Area (in acres)
1Rajanpur Sub DivisionNoor pur (West)296213
2Rajanpur Sub DivisionRaqba Naseer500475
3Rajanpur Sub DivisionRakh Taung163134
4Jampur RangeNoshra9188
5Jampur RangeRakh Khanwah18271827
6Jampur RangeKotla Sher Muhammad29411184
7Jampur RangeBait Bagh Shah21271814
8Jampur RangeThul Menghraj30843084
9Jampur RangeRakh Azmat Wala20341944
10Jampur RangeRegistan Shumali & Pachadi31803126

References

  1. ↑ firm keen on, commercial forestry. "South Punjab Forest Company: Firm keen on development of commercial forestry". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ chairman, spfc. "South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) - Board of Directors". www.spfc.org.pk. SPFC. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ ceo, spfc. "South Punjab Forest Company". www.spfc.org.pk. SPFC. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ↑ invest, green future. "Investing in a green future". tns.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ↑ spfc, icci seminar. "SPFC organises inception seminar at ICCI". dailypakistan.com.pk. Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ↑ SPFC and BOI, promote investments. "SPFC, BOI discuss steps to promote investments in forestry sector". nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. ↑ gov. looks, for investors. "Government looks for private investments in forests". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ↑ forestry, seminar. "Forestry Seminar". nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ↑ SPFC seminar, LCCI. "South Punjab Forest Company holds inception seminar at LCCI". dailypakistan.com.pk. Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Expats urged, to invest in green future. "expats urged to invest in green future". dailytimes.com.pk. Daily Times. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Forests Backbone of, Economic Growth. "Forests backbone of sustainable economic growth". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. ↑ consumption, wood. "With wood consumption on rise, increasing need for investment in forests". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  13. ↑ spfc, regions. "South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) - Regions". www.spfc.org.pk. SPFC. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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