COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT BETWEEN RESTIVE REGIONS OF PAKISTAN AND REMAINING PART OF COUNTRY
Waqas Anwar1*, Iftikhar Hussain1
ABSTRACT
Huge gap exists in infrastructure development between restive regions of Pakistan like Federally Administered
Tribal Areas, Provincially Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA/ PATA) / hinterland of Baluchistan and remaining part
of Pakistan. Government realized the importance of this under development in the aftermath of 9/11 and consequent
unrest and trouble. Construction projects unleashed efforts to bring restive regions in line with rest of country.
Project Managers running construction works in these areas face numerous challenges in the execution and decision-
making. The important concerns include overstretched logistic support, insecure operating environment, difficult
terrain, dearth of previously existing infrastructure, centuries old traditional cultural underpinnings, non-availability
of skilled manpower / plant and machinery, non-acceptability of allied contractors, and larger operating distances
of sites from base camps.
The paper identifies dynamics and variables in order of preference using multi-variant analysis for low productivity
in restive regions. The author uses primary dataset and seeks feedback from the respondents through a comprehensive
questionnaire containing twenty-six questions. Comparing circumstances and outcome of construction projects with
remaining part of the country, the study finds that the cost of work in FATA / PATA and restive regions of Baluchistan
is substantially high due to multiple factors and therefore recommendations a construction model for creating ideal
circumstances for expediting pace of development and assuring timely completion of projects. The author adopts
methodology of quantitative analysis using SPSS for drawing important conclusion from research.
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December 2017
Vol 36 No 2 (2017)
