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Case for a Dams Works Organisation
ISLAMABAD: If you go to the webpage of the US Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division, it states: “Civil Works mission is varied and wide-ranging. Its multi-purpose projects provide benefits for navigation, flood risk management, hydropower production, fish and wildlife, environmental stewardship, recreation, irrigation and municipal water supply.” Basically, the Mississippi River is being managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, instead of a civil government-run organisation.
To streamline the process of feasibility study, planning, designing, financing and building of small dams, irrigation and hydropower projects, an organisation similar in structure to what the US Army Corps of Engineers does in America should be set up in Pakistan. It could be called the Dams Works Organisation (DWO). The staff could consist of the army corps of engineer officers, experienced dam builders from Wapda and relevant provincial authorities. Because of a rapid increase in population, water shortage will become even worse in the coming days when Pakistan will have the third largest population in the world. If a start is made today in addressing our water problems, maybe our future generations will not face the difficulties we are facing today. In today’s Pakistan, due to a lack of good governance, leadership, accountability and funding, as well as excessive red tape, most government organisations are unable to perform at their optimum level. It is, therefore, advisable that a military-led organisation, such as the DWO, is set up with a target to build enough small dams to enable us to have 100 days of water storage, instead of just 30 days, which is the case at present. The achievement of this target could be set for 2025.
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Case for a Dams Works Organisation
ISLAMABAD: If you go to the webpage of the US Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division, it states: “Civil Works mission is varied and wide-ranging. Its multi-purpose projects provide benefits for navigation, flood risk management, hydropower production, fish and wildlife, environmental stewardship, recreation, irrigation and municipal water supply.” Basically, the Mississippi River is being managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, instead of a civil government-run organisation.
To streamline the process of feasibility study, planning, designing, financing and building of small dams, irrigation and hydropower projects, an organisation similar in structure to what the US Army Corps of Engineers does in America should be set up in Pakistan. It could be called the Dams Works Organisation (DWO). The staff could consist of the army corps of engineer officers, experienced dam builders from Wapda and relevant provincial authorities. Because of a rapid increase in population, water shortage will become even worse in the coming days when Pakistan will have the third largest population in the world. If a start is made today in addressing our water problems, maybe our future generations will not face the difficulties we are facing today. In today’s Pakistan, due to a lack of good governance, leadership, accountability and funding, as well as excessive red tape, most government organisations are unable to perform at their optimum level. It is, therefore, advisable that a military-led organisation, such as the DWO, is set up with a target to build enough small dams to enable us to have 100 days of water storage, instead of just 30 days, which is the case at present. The achievement of this target could be set for 2025.
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