Kalabagh Dam | PTI wants 'national consensus'.

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Kalabagh Dam: PTI wants national consensus

By Our Correspondent
Published: January 4, 2014

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said on Friday that it will not support the construction of the Kalabagh dam unless there was a ‘national consensus’ over it.

The party chief, Imran Khan said that PTI being a national political party could not consider the construction of all controversial dams including the Kalabagh Dam unless there is a national consensus over them.

“For Kalabagh Dam also, I have always maintained that it cannot be considered unless there is national consensus in its favour. This is the long-standing viewpoint of the PTI and of myself,” Khan stressed in an official statement.

His reaction comes after Awami National Party’s criticism, which according to Imran misrepresented PTI’s official stance on this controversial project that aims to produce 4,000 megawatts of electricity.

“PTI’s position on the Kalabagh Dam is clear on building of dams in Pakistan,” Imran maintained, adding that dams must be built after consensus has been evolved on them.

He added that no project could be feasible if it created divisions and antagonisms amongst the provinces. He reiterated that PTI was sensitised to the interests of all the people of Pakistan and believed in the principle of national consensus-building.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2014.

 

[Crypto]

Given the controversial nature of project and that it has been in the limbo for such a long time now, what choice do we have.
All provinces should come forward and do it already please.

 

[Cheetah786]

khan sahib playing games he knows other anti pakistan(And thats what they are) retards will say no.

 

[Khaqan Humayun]

Change the Name( Rahmat ul lill aalamin saww) Dam.
Yes this Dam is our need.
Bhasha Dame as(Abubakr rz) Dam.
And Believe me now Hippocrates will start Laughing on me.

 

[Fracker]

Nice initiative, if PTI really want to do it.

They should do a referendum in KPK, and ask other provinces to do same, to start with. I am with IK on it, (If he want to allow this dam to be build). For Political Gain, PLZ GTH

 

[BATMAN]

Imran Khan said that PTI being a national political party could not consider the construction of all controversial dams including the Kalabagh Dam unless there is a national consensus over them.

Technically Kalabagh dam is of national interest!
What is the meaning of national consensus... is he going to hold referendum on urgent basis... is this what he meant?
Sorry guys, i smell rat... otherwise in democracy, one Khurshid Shah or one Bacha Khan are as valuable as one common man in Pakistan.

 

[ziaulislam]

Given the controversial nature of project and that it has been in the limbo for such a long time now, what choice do we have.
All provinces should come forward and do it already please.

27 other identified sites and 4 dams with feasibility report done and 1 dam with financing already done and thrown in dust bin by PML N govt in 2013 as it was considered a non priority project(bhasha dam)

kalabagh dam is a smoke screen for a excuse not to built hydro project
why would one want kalabgh dam when displaced population is 10x more than dam build upstream
remember pakistan population of area in KB dam hasicnreased 10x in LAsT 50 years

 

[tarrar]

There should be NO compromise on projects which will bring good for Pakistan & Kala Bagh & Bhasha dam are two of many projects which are extremely good & of high importance for Pakistan.

 

[ziaulislam]

There should be NO compromise on projects which will bring good for Pakistan & Kala Bagh & Bhasha dam are two of many projects which are extremely good & of high importance for Pakistan.

correct but is this realistic..every party is going to come and abuse the situation..solution is to build the dams that ar enot contra versial, because sooner or later they would become such too

 

[sohail.ishaque]

I think we should just abandon this project, also the basha dam.. and then undo the rest of the dams like mangla and tarbela etc etc.. it'll be such a nice atmosphere with no need to worry about electricity as there won't be any,.. agriculture would be gone hence no farmer issues.. life would be super easy as we'll only have to collect water from rain for drinking purpose,. let our enemies make dam and suffer the consequences...

 

[ALi Rizwan]

27 other identified sites and 4 dams with feasibility report done and 1 dam with financing already done and thrown in dust bin by PML N govt in 2013 as it was considered a non priority project(bhasha dam)

kalabagh dam is a smoke screen for a excuse not to built hydro project
why would one want kalabgh dam when displaced population is 10x more than dam build upstream
remember pakistan population of area in KB dam hasicnreased 10x in LAsT 50 years

Do you have any idea of ground reality in Pakistan????

situation is moved from worst to critical.
your glacier are decreasing & existing water reservoir also reduced.

You need cheap electricity from Mega Dam and Water reservoir for our survival.

We need to construct minimum 3 Mega dams(Diamer, Kala Bagh & Bunji) at once because it will take 6~8 year minimum for completion and that just only start/testing not even full production.


& what about Diamer Basha?? Do you have any idea about other expense other then cost? 100KM Karakoram road will be submerged you will need to construct 200 KM Kara koram road for new route. you do know cost and risk involved constructing it? and what will you do once its constructed? nothing unless you build main 500KV line to integrate it in the system.
& for the record DIamamer Basha Dam site is 40KM away from Fault line.

correct but is this realistic..every party is going to come and abuse the situation..solution is to build the dams that ar enot contra versial, because sooner or later they would become such too

The only controversy of Kala Bagh is that Punjab will get major share of Loyalty.

Solution: Zero Loyalty for province. i can guarantee Khyber Pakhtunkhwa people will support kala bagh and oppose Diamer Basha if this happen.

khan sahib playing games he knows other anti pakistan(And thats what they are) retards will say no.

Cheetah Sb
Failure is not an Option. Its a question of Pakistan Survival.
Either you are with pakistan or Against it and clearly Khan Sb is the later one.
& sir word is not retard its Traitor. Those who oppose, those who remain silent & those who support such peoples.

 

[HAIDER]

Dam is victim of ANP dirty politics. Lots of ex WAPA engineers said , its feasible and workable and there is no threat to local population.

 

[alphapak]

This is an old article from 2014, but lets see what PTI will do
when they come into power.

 

[LeGenD]

Khan shahib - you can look forward to consensus-building over this matter but you will be disappointed.

 

[ziaulislam]

Do you have any idea of ground reality in Pakistan????

situation is moved from worst to critical.
your glacier are decreasing & existing water reservoir also reduced.

You need cheap electricity from Mega Dam and Water reservoir for our survival.

We need to construct minimum 3 Mega dams(Diamer, Kala Bagh & Bunji) at once because it will take 6~8 year minimum for completion and that just only start/testing not even full production.


& what about Diamer Basha?? Do you have any idea about other expense other then cost? 100KM Karakoram road will be submerged you will need to construct 200 KM Kara koram road for new route. you do know cost and risk involved constructing it? and what will you do once its constructed? nothing unless you build main 500KV line to integrate it in the system.
& for the record DIamamer Basha Dam site is 40KM away from Fault line.



The only controversy of Kala Bagh is that Punjab will get major share of Loyalty.

Solution: Zero Loyalty for province. i can guarantee Khyber Pakhtunkhwa people will support kala bagh and oppose Diamer Basha if this happen.



Cheetah Sb
Failure is not an Option. Its a question of Pakistan Survival.
Either you are with pakistan or Against it and clearly Khan Sb is the later one.
& sir word is not retard its Traitor. Those who oppose, those who remain silent & those who support such peoples.

you are very hungery and there lie 27 different breads but you insist on eating the one which is the plate of your fellow brother

building kalabagh dam and skipping 27 other identified sites with less people displaced and less effects is nothing else than stupidity or more likely a ploy to incite a fight, in our case a polticians ploy to fool people..what was stopping PML N build bhasha dam, money was there, site feasibility completed since 2008...???'

so logically explain me how kalabagh dam is better than 27 other identified dams with much larger storage and electricity capacity?

i understand that most of reasoning behind its opposition are false but one reason is true..the amount of people displaced is 10x as compared to other projects