Diamer Basha Dam construction Updates

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well this overgrown swine has india written all over it.

 

[volatile]

so this is by definition positive ? ,a positive is some thing where you are expensing minus earnings ,this is called allocation and its a failure when you dont use PSDP from allocated there is a reason our GDP size is small since we make sure to spend on non productive /development sectors

cos of corona very less spending

 

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[Genghis khan1]

Completion Date 9 Years after commencement

That’s way too long. They need to figure out ways to work fast.

 

[ghazi52]

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday signed a Rs442 billion contract with a joint venture of China Power and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam.

The Chinese state-run firm holds 70 per cent and the FWO, a commercial arm of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, 30pc share in the consortium. The contract covers construction of a diversion system, main dam, access bridge and the 21MW Tangir hydropower project.

The eight million acre feet (MAF) reservoir with 272-metre height will be the tallest roller compact concrete (RCC) dam in the world. It will have a spillway, 14 gates and five outlets for flushing out silt. The diversion system involves two tunnels and a diversion canal — all three having one kilometre length each. The bridge — a box girder structure — under the contract will be constructed downstream of the dam structure while the 21MW power plant will be built to meet energy requirements of the project during construction.

Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed on the progress of the project a couple of days ago. The construction work on dam will begin in a couple of weeks.

Wapda chairman says Diamer-Bhasha project will be completed in 2028

Diamer-Bhasha dam project chief executive officer Amir Bashir Chaudhry and authorised representative of China Power Yang Jiandu signed the agreement on behalf of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and the joint venture, respectively. Water Resources Minister Faisal Vawda, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing, Water Resources Secretary Mohammad Ashraf, Wapda chairman retired Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain, Pakistan Army engineer-in-chief Lt Gen Moazzam Ejaz and FWO director general Maj Gen Kamal Azfar attended the signing ceremony.

The Wapda chairman expressed the hope that the Diamer-Bhasha dam would be completed as per the timelines to cope with the increasing water and electricity requirements of the country. The dam project with a total financial outlay of about Rs1,406.5bn would be completed in 2028, he said.

The total financial outlay includes land acquisition and resettlement, confidence building measures for social uplift of the local people, construction of dam and power houses.

Gen Hussain said the project would have a gross storage capacity of 8.1 MAF and power generation capacity of 4,500MW, with an annual generation of 18.1bn units. However, the electromechanical and power generation project would be taken up separately at a later stage.

Wapda has already awarded a Rs27.182bn contract for dam’s consultancy services to Diamer-Bhasha Consultants Group (DBCG). The consultancy agreement includes construction design, construction supervision and contract administration of the dam project.

The DBCG joint venture comprises 12 top-ranked national and foreign consulting firms — Nespak (Pakistan), Associate Consulting Engineers (Pakistan), Mott MacDonald Pakistan, Poyry (Switzerland), Montgomery Watson and Harza (MWH) International-Stantec (USA), Dolsar Engineering (Turkey), Mott McDonald International (England), China Water Resources Beifang Investigation, Design and Research Company (China), Mirza Associates Engineering Services (Pakistan), Al-Kasib Group of Engineering Services (Pakistan), Development Management Consultant (Pakistan) and MWH Pakistan, with Nespak as the lead firm. These firms have a vast experience of providing consultancy services for mega water projects the world over.

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) had approved the project for construction in 2010, but it suffered delays because of international lending agencies which remained associated with the project but later backtracked because of opposition from India. The government has already spent about Rs170bn on the project since then on land acquisition and other expenses. In view of the lenders’ resistance, it was decided about four years ago to divide the multi-purpose project into two major components — Rs650bn worth of dam project to be constructed with the public sector funds and Rs750bn worth of power project most probably to be developed in independent power producer (IPP) mode at a later stage.

The core project development (dam structure) alone is estimated to cost almost Rs270bn. The project offers a very attractive internal economic return of 15.7pc even at a 12pc discount rate, according to project documents.

The project is designed to serve as the main storage dam of the country, besides Mangla and Tarbela dams, and its storage would be helpful for alleviating flood losses. The dam will have a 6.4 MAF usable water storage capacity.

The project is estimated to help alleviate acute irrigation shortage in the Indus basin irrigation system caused by progressive siltation of the existing reservoirs, besides substantially contributing to reduce intensity, quantum and duration of floods and reduce magnitude and frequency of floods in the River Indus downstream.

The project will also have trickledown effects on all sectors of the economy by accelerating development and creating job opportunities, besides improving availability of water and clean energy. The completion of the dam would increase the country’s storage capacity from 30 to 48 days and make power generation facilities an attractive future investment by the private sector to add 4,500MW of additional electricity to the national grid.

Published in Dawn, May 14th, 2020

 

[Imran Khan]

hope its not stopped this time we need all dams on time or be ready for starving

 

[Cash GK]

No financial closure ,we needed closed to 8 Billion US$ where is the money ? Its like Musharaf started Neelum Jhelum like that with 80 Billion estimate ending up 500 Billion Rs . What a joke and jokers running the country


spare him poor guy has no idea what he is talking about pre corona estimate was 3/4 Trillion rupees short fall

Hey joker wait.. don't go to end..

 

[ziaulislam]

No financial closure ,we needed closed to 8 Billion US$ where is the money ? Its like Musharaf started Neelum Jhelum like that with 80 Billion estimate ending up 500 Billion Rs . What a joke and jokers running the country


spare him poor guy has no idea what he is talking about pre corona estimate was 3/4 Trillion rupees short fall

thank you for pointing out the incompetence of PPPP and PMLN govt who couldn't put aside 30-40b from PSDP..

if you are going to wait for 100% foreign financial closure than keep waiting..in 2400 AD you will still be waiting....

Nothing will happen. Locals will collect money fourth time for their land. PMLN claimed they acquired 80% of the land with 100 billion rupees, this government is again demanding 75 billion rupees more from poor nation for remaining 20% of land??



Are you living under a rock?? this year budget deficit will be more than 1000 billion rupees.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/64...kistan-s-fiscal-deficit-at-9-5-10pc-in-fy2020
https://nation.com.pk/29-Apr-2020/budget-deficit-to-swell-to-9-6pc-of-gdp-due-to-lockdown-situation

yes because of the 80% land acquired, 60% was govt land transfer..private land acquiring was stalled..this is open knowledge easily available in google.com

First time after 1960 we are building dams at such massive scale.... I wonder where is the funding coming from

local funding for most of the part..
dasu 100% foreign and bank funded (with govt grantee)
mundamix funding
bhasha 100% local funding..but is only physical structure which most of the part can be built by local materials (steel, cement)

the govt part of the above funding is less than the cost of Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad metro!..and less than hands out given by PPPP

its simply about priorities

something is seriously wrong if you cannot allocate 70-100b rupees from PSDP for hydro projects..
did we wait for LNG plants financial closure? when PML N wanted it..or motorways financial closure? or islamabd-lahore-fasilabad metros?

 

[volatile]

thank you for pointing out the incompetence of PPPP and PMLN govt who couldn't put aside 30-40b from PSDP..

if you are going to wait for 100% foreign financial closure than keep waiting..in 2400 AD you will still be waiting....

Diamer-Basha Dam: Over 14,000 acre land transferred to Wapda
This was done before April 2018
Ahsan Iqbal
@betterpakistan
·
Jul 7, 2018

Diamer Bhasha dam land acquisition completed with over Rs 100 billion in last two years by our govt. Earlier, no one had even acquired land.

 

[ziaulislam]

Diamer-Basha Dam: Over 14,000 acre land transferred to Wapda
This was done before April 2018
Ahsan Iqbal
@betterpakistan
·
Jul 7, 2018

Diamer Bhasha dam land acquisition completed with over Rs 100 billion in last two years by our govt. Earlier, no one had even acquired land.

please learn to google


LAND ACQUISITION

• Land Acquisition process started in 2010 and details are as under:-
• Total Land to be acquired = 37,419 Acres
• Private Land being purchased = 18,357 Acres
• Govt. Land to be transferred (free of cost) = 19,062 Acres
• Private Land Acquired = 8,098 Acres

GBA 7,936 Acres

KPK 162 Acres

• Govt. Land transferred to DBDP (free of cost) = 17,214 Acres
• Funds to the tune of Rs. 31,063.000 million have been released for payment of Compensation to affectees in Gilgit-Baltistan against the ADP allocations. Acquisition of remaining private land is actively under consideration of GBA.
• Rs.325.000 million has been released to D.C. Kohistan for land acquisition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area for Contractor’s Camp.
• One Window Compensation Cell has been established by Deputy Commissioner, Diamer.

http://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/hydro-power/ready-for-construction/diamer-basha-dam/item/370-land-acquisition

 

[volatile]

please learn to google


LAND ACQUISITION

• Land Acquisition process started in 2010 and details are as under:-
• Total Land to be acquired = 37,419 Acres
• Private Land being purchased = 18,357 Acres
• Govt. Land to be transferred (free of cost) = 19,062 Acres
• Private Land Acquired = 8,098 Acres

GBA 7,936 Acres

KPK 162 Acres

• Govt. Land transferred to DBDP (free of cost) = 17,214 Acres
• Funds to the tune of Rs. 31,063.000 million have been released for payment of Compensation to affectees in Gilgit-Baltistan against the ADP allocations. Acquisition of remaining private land is actively under consideration of GBA.
• Rs.325.000 million has been released to D.C. Kohistan for land acquisition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area for Contractor’s Camp.
• One Window Compensation Cell has been established by Deputy Commissioner, Diamer.

http://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/hydro-power/ready-for-construction/diamer-basha-dam/item/370-land-acquisition

On 20 August 2013- Finance Minister of Pakistan, Ishaq Dar claimed to have convinced the World Bank and the Aga Khan Development Network to finance the Diamer-Bhasha Project without the requirement of NOC from India. He also said that the Asian Development Bank, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme and Aga Khan Foundation had agreed to become lead finance manager for the project.[1][15]

On 27 August 2013- Pakistan's Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar said that work would start on both Dasu and Diamer-Bhasha Dams simultaneously.[16] He also said that Diamer-Bhasha project would take 10–12 years to complete.[17]

On 7 November 2013- the Chairman of Water and Power Development Authority Syed Raghib Abbas Shah claimed that his department has received 17,000 acres of land at the cost of PKR 5.5 billion from Government of [[ Gilgit-Baltistan]] and the Ismaili Community for the construction of the project.[18][19][20]

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on December 5, 2016 approved, in principle, the financing plan for the Diamer-Bhasha dam and ordered the secretary of water and power to start physical work on the dam before the end of 2017.[21]

On 14 November 2017- Pakistan dropped its bid [22] to have the dam financed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor framework as China placed strict conditions including on the ownership of the project. China had projected the cost of the dam to be $14 billion and to secure its investment China wanted Pakistan to pledge another operational dam to it.

 

[Syed1.]

On 20 August 2013- Finance Minister of Pakistan, Ishaq Dar claimed to have convinced the World Bank and the Aga Khan Development Network to finance the Diamer-Bhasha Project without the requirement of NOC from India. He also said that the Asian Development Bank, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme and Aga Khan Foundation had agreed to become lead finance manager for the project.[1][15]

On 27 August 2013- Pakistan's Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar said that work would start on both Dasu and Diamer-Bhasha Dams simultaneously.[16] He also said that Diamer-Bhasha project would take 10–12 years to complete.[17]

On 7 November 2013- the Chairman of Water and Power Development Authority Syed Raghib Abbas Shah claimed that his department has received 17,000 acres of land at the cost of PKR 5.5 billion from Government of [[ Gilgit-Baltistan]] and the Ismaili Community for the construction of the project.[18][19][20]

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on December 5, 2016 approved, in principle, the financing plan for the Diamer-Bhasha dam and ordered the secretary of water and power to start physical work on the dam before the end of 2017.[21]

On 14 November 2017- Pakistan dropped its bid [22] to have the dam financed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor framework as China placed strict conditions including on the ownership of the project. China had projected the cost of the dam to be $14 billion and to secure its investment China wanted Pakistan to pledge another operational dam to it.

Can't believe we still have worshippers of pig Nawaz Sharif on here. This dam and several others are only being constructed because of the efforts of the present government. This fact must burn like hot iron on skin for mindless patwaris like you. Long may your pain and suffering continue Inshallah and Allah add to your misery and despair Ameen

 

[ZAC1]

On 20 August 2013- Finance Minister of Pakistan, Ishaq Dar claimed to have convinced the World Bank and the Aga Khan Development Network to finance the Diamer-Bhasha Project without the requirement of NOC from India. He also said that the Asian Development Bank, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme and Aga Khan Foundation had agreed to become lead finance manager for the project.[1][15]

On 27 August 2013- Pakistan's Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar said that work would start on both Dasu and Diamer-Bhasha Dams simultaneously.[16] He also said that Diamer-Bhasha project would take 10–12 years to complete.[17]

On 7 November 2013- the Chairman of Water and Power Development Authority Syed Raghib Abbas Shah claimed that his department has received 17,000 acres of land at the cost of PKR 5.5 billion from Government of [[ Gilgit-Baltistan]] and the Ismaili Community for the construction of the project.[18][19][20]

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on December 5, 2016 approved, in principle, the financing plan for the Diamer-Bhasha dam and ordered the secretary of water and power to start physical work on the dam before the end of 2017.[21]

On 14 November 2017- Pakistan dropped its bid [22] to have the dam financed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor framework as China placed strict conditions including on the ownership of the project. China had projected the cost of the dam to be $14 billion and to secure its investment China wanted Pakistan to pledge another operational dam to it.

5 saal ma tu in sa start na hua...mostly projects musharaf ka zamany na start hua...ppp r n league tu bus delay krtay gy.chahy wo neelum ho,nandipur ho etc
Tu credit jahn banta hi usi ko hi mily ga...IK n musharaf...baki sab na in projects ma mulak ko nauksan dia...

 

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Dam deal
EditorialUpdated May 15, 2020
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THE government has finally closed the deal for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam.

The Rs442bn contract has been awarded to a joint venture comprising China Power and the Frontier Works Organisation.


The world’s tallest roller compact concrete dam is but a part of a multipurpose Rs1.4tr hydropower enterprise that will be funded through public-sector development and commercial loans.

The 4,500MW power station will be built later.

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That the contract for the dam construction has been awarded nearly 40 years after the project was originally conceived, 16 years after its feasibility was completed, 12 after its design was finalised and almost 10 years after it was approved by the CCI speaks volumes for the financial difficulties and political issues in implementing a large water development scheme.

In between, one president and three prime ministers found time to lay its foundation stones between 1998 and 2011.

Recently, work on Diamer-Bhasha was delayed by international lenders’ decision to pull out of the project after India objected to the location of the dam, which straddles Gilgit-Baltistan and KP.

Last year, the government decided to split the project into two major components — the dam project to be constructed with public-sector funds and the power project to be developed in IPP mode — and involve Chinese firms and money to complete it.

The Diamer-Bhasha project is an economically important enterprise as it will create water storage of 8.1MAF for agriculture and generate 81bn units of clean electricity once it is completed in 2028.

It is also billed to save the economy Rs23bn in flood losses annually, bring 1.23m acres of additional land under cultivation, reduce water shortages from 12MAF to 6.1MAF, increase water storage capacity from 30 days to 48 days, and add 35 years to the life of Tarbela by reducing sedimentation.

During its construction, the project is expected to create 16,550 jobs (mostly for the local population), generate a large demand for cement and steel, and stimulate economic growth, which is estimated to contract by up to 1.5pc owing to the pandemic.

The years between 1958 and 1976 were seen as the best period for the development of the water sector and hydropower projects in the country.

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Tarbela and Mangla are also from the same period.

It was followed by a largely dry spell until 2007 when the pace of such projects picked up as water shortages became more acute and thermal electricity generation unaffordable and erratic — this in spite of the Water Apportionment Accord of 1991 between the provinces that underlines the need for building more water storages to store floodwaters and overcome growing shortages.

The availability of water for irrigation is declining and weather patterns are getting erratic because of climate change.

The country needs to build large storage capacity to save wastage of water in order to protect food security and the Indus Basin habitat.

Published in Dawn, May 15th, 2020