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Initial work on Mohmand Dam is going in full swing.
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$ 3.78b Dasu dam loan may get lapsed, warns World Bank
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has expressed serious concerns over years of delay in the construction work on run-of-river Dasu Hydropower Stage-I project warning that the $3.787 billion loan it approved for the project in June 2014 could get lapsed. The project was set to complete in June 2021.
“It was claimed [by previous government] that they had completed land acquisition for Dasu dam, but currently we have only seven per cent [or 740 acres] of land in hand as we require 12,000 acres,” said Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda while addressing a press conference on Monday.
“The nation has to bear its [the delay’s] fallouts and we have to resolve the issue,” he added.
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has expressed serious concerns over years of delay in the construction work on run-of-river Dasu Hydropower Stage-I project warning that the $3.787 billion loan it approved for the project in June 2014 could get lapsed. The project was set to complete in June 2021.
“It was claimed [by previous government] that they had completed land acquisition for Dasu dam, but currently we have only seven per cent [or 740 acres] of land in hand as we require 12,000 acres,” said Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda while addressing a press conference on Monday.
“The nation has to bear its [the delay’s] fallouts and we have to resolve the issue,” he added.
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102 MW Gulpur Hydropower Plant (GHPP) is an under construction, run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation project located on Poonch River a major tributary of Jhelum River near Gulpur in Kotli District of Azad Kashmir Pakistan.
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in 1980s and into 1990s Turkey and Iran built so many dams
Pakistan sat and did nothing
Our GDP instead of being $310 billion in 2018 would have been over $500 billion had we invested at the right time
Imagine adding CPEC to to a $500 billion economy GDP easily over 7%
Pakistan sat and did nothing
Our GDP instead of being $310 billion in 2018 would have been over $500 billion had we invested at the right time
Imagine adding CPEC to to a $500 billion economy GDP easily over 7%
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Chief Minister Punjab - Usman Buzdar inaugurated the newly constructed Head Marala Hydropower Project near Sialkot today.
The project, costing four billion rupees, has total capacity of producing 7.64 MW electricity with four turbines of 1.9 megawatts capacity each.
The project, costing four billion rupees, has total capacity of producing 7.64 MW electricity with four turbines of 1.9 megawatts capacity each.
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Punjab government embarks on an ambitious mission to construct Dadocha Dam in District Rawalpindi by 2020
The construction of the Dadocha Dam will be completed in the next two years, the Punjab government told the Supreme Court.
The top court was hearing on Monday a case over the delayed construction of the dam.
In its reply, the Punjab government said that the dam will be constructed by November 2020. It even submitted a plan for the dam’s construction.
The construction is expected to start this year. The government has allocated Rs2.8 billion to purchase the land for the dam. The work will start immediately, he said.
The dam was proposed in 2001, however, the construction has yet to start. The reservoir is expected to provide 24 million gallons of water to Rawalpindi every day
The construction of the Dadocha Dam will be completed in the next two years, the Punjab government told the Supreme Court.
The top court was hearing on Monday a case over the delayed construction of the dam.
In its reply, the Punjab government said that the dam will be constructed by November 2020. It even submitted a plan for the dam’s construction.
The construction is expected to start this year. The government has allocated Rs2.8 billion to purchase the land for the dam. The work will start immediately, he said.
The dam was proposed in 2001, however, the construction has yet to start. The reservoir is expected to provide 24 million gallons of water to Rawalpindi every day
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Dadocha Dam in District Rawalpindi by 2020
The construction of the Dadocha Dam will be completed in the next two years, The reservoir is expected to provide 24 million gallons of water to Rawalpindi every day..
The construction of the Dadocha Dam will be completed in the next two years, The reservoir is expected to provide 24 million gallons of water to Rawalpindi every day..
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‘Work on Naulong Dam to commence within two months’
The Senate’s Standing Committee on Water Resources on Friday informed that work on the Naulong Dam in district Jhal Magsi, Balochistan, will commence within two months.
An official of the Ministry of Water Resources and Balochistan Irrigation Department has given assurance to the committee that work on the project will be started within the next 45 days after completion of the procedural process.
The committee was informed that the feasibility study and detailed design of the project have also been completed.
According to the irrigation department, the total cost of the projects is about Rs 23 billion and it will be completed within three years after the start of work.
The committee was informed that the dam had the capacity to store about 242,163 acre-feet of water. The dam would also generate about 4.4MW electricity.
The official of the irrigation department informed the committee that the Asian Development Bank is ready to finance the project. The committee was presided over by Senator Shamim Afridi
The Senate’s Standing Committee on Water Resources on Friday informed that work on the Naulong Dam in district Jhal Magsi, Balochistan, will commence within two months.
An official of the Ministry of Water Resources and Balochistan Irrigation Department has given assurance to the committee that work on the project will be started within the next 45 days after completion of the procedural process.
The committee was informed that the feasibility study and detailed design of the project have also been completed.
According to the irrigation department, the total cost of the projects is about Rs 23 billion and it will be completed within three years after the start of work.
The committee was informed that the dam had the capacity to store about 242,163 acre-feet of water. The dam would also generate about 4.4MW electricity.
The official of the irrigation department informed the committee that the Asian Development Bank is ready to finance the project. The committee was presided over by Senator Shamim Afridi
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Govt Considering Plan to Build 19 Dams Including Kalabagh
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government is reportedly considering the construction of 19 dams to enhance water storage capacity of the country in order to address the looming water crisis.
The 19 large and medium water reservoirs, the federal government is mulling to construct, also include the controversial Kalabagh Dam, which may stir a reaction in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The English-language daily, Pakistan Today, while quoting unnamed sources in the Ministry of Water Resources said the government is considering to construct 19 dams including the Kalabagh Dam
The sources said that the government’s move is aimed at fulfilling the future water needs of the country in the face of looming water shortage.
They said that these projects are currently at different stages of planning, while the government wants to construct the dams as early as possible.
The newspapers, while citing official documents, said that so far, 19 projects of water reservoirs/dams with an approximate storage capacity of 30MAF are at different stages of planning and execution.
These projects include Diamer Bhasha Dam with a storage capacity of 6.4MAF, Mohmand Dam with 0.676MAF, Kurram Tangi Dam 0.90MAF and Nai Gaj Dam with water storage capacity of 0.16MAF.
Similarly, Kurram Tangi II (0.90MAF), Winder Dam 0.36MAF, Naulong Dam 0.20MAF, Kalabagh Dam 6.10MAF, Shaivak Dam 5.40MAF, Akhorri Dam 6.00MAF, Barra Dam 0.062MAF, Chanute Dam 1.00 MAF, Hangole Dam 0.521MAF, Bhimbar Dam 0.040MAF, Badinzai Dam 0.300MAF, Daraban Dam 0.069MAF, Tank Dam 0.289AF, Saklaigi Dam 0.042MAF and Dotarah Dam 0.132MAF are also at the planning stage
The report said the concerned authorities had perceived that the country might suffer a water shortage of 31 MAF by 2025. Pakistan is currently facing a water shortage which is likely to turn into a crisis if appropriate measures are not taken on a war-footing basis.
In the start of 2018, the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) advisory committee had projected 38 percent water shortage for crop cultivation and asked the provinces to use better management techniques to utilize the available resource and stressed vigilant monitoring of water usage
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government is reportedly considering the construction of 19 dams to enhance water storage capacity of the country in order to address the looming water crisis.
The 19 large and medium water reservoirs, the federal government is mulling to construct, also include the controversial Kalabagh Dam, which may stir a reaction in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The English-language daily, Pakistan Today, while quoting unnamed sources in the Ministry of Water Resources said the government is considering to construct 19 dams including the Kalabagh Dam
The sources said that the government’s move is aimed at fulfilling the future water needs of the country in the face of looming water shortage.
They said that these projects are currently at different stages of planning, while the government wants to construct the dams as early as possible.
The newspapers, while citing official documents, said that so far, 19 projects of water reservoirs/dams with an approximate storage capacity of 30MAF are at different stages of planning and execution.
These projects include Diamer Bhasha Dam with a storage capacity of 6.4MAF, Mohmand Dam with 0.676MAF, Kurram Tangi Dam 0.90MAF and Nai Gaj Dam with water storage capacity of 0.16MAF.
Similarly, Kurram Tangi II (0.90MAF), Winder Dam 0.36MAF, Naulong Dam 0.20MAF, Kalabagh Dam 6.10MAF, Shaivak Dam 5.40MAF, Akhorri Dam 6.00MAF, Barra Dam 0.062MAF, Chanute Dam 1.00 MAF, Hangole Dam 0.521MAF, Bhimbar Dam 0.040MAF, Badinzai Dam 0.300MAF, Daraban Dam 0.069MAF, Tank Dam 0.289AF, Saklaigi Dam 0.042MAF and Dotarah Dam 0.132MAF are also at the planning stage
The report said the concerned authorities had perceived that the country might suffer a water shortage of 31 MAF by 2025. Pakistan is currently facing a water shortage which is likely to turn into a crisis if appropriate measures are not taken on a war-footing basis.
In the start of 2018, the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) advisory committee had projected 38 percent water shortage for crop cultivation and asked the provinces to use better management techniques to utilize the available resource and stressed vigilant monitoring of water usage
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