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Subject: CE approves construction of Gomal Dam, Katchi Canal: Finance Ministry
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 20:10:38 -0500
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Right to Water (right-to-water@iatp.org) Posted: 05/17/2001 By daima@brain.net.pk
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CE approves construction of Gomal Dam, Katchi Canal: Finance Ministry
directed to raise funds
Recorder Report, 16/5/2001
www.brecorder.com
ISLAMABAD : The Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf has approved in
principle the construction of Gomal Dam, the Katchi Canal, Thar-Rainee Canal
and the Mirani Dam to augment water resources in the country. He has
directed the Ministry of Finance to raise necessary funds to enable Wapda to
undertake these projects beginning next financial year. Official sources
told APP here on Tuesday that the Chief Executive has also directed Wapda to
develop small hydropower projects on small falls and barrages at different
sites to meet the water requirements in the country. Meanwhile, Wapda has
identified 591 such sites, which could generate 1,000-1,500 MWs of
electricity besides, providing water for irrigation.
Wapda would soon initiate feasibility studies of projects like Thal
Reservoir, Sehwan Dam, Hingol Dam, three flood-fed canals in the Punjab, the
Jinnah Hydropower Project, Malakand Hydropower Project, Katchi Canal, Mithan
Kot Barrage and other such projects in consultation with the provincial
governments to cater the water requirements for the future. Wapda will also
set up four new hydel projects with a cost of $ 1.5 billion having capacity
of 1,000 MWs in NWFP. According to the sources, the Ministry of Water and
Power has completed feasibility report of these projects. The proposed hydel
projects will be Allai Khwar, Khan Khwar, Daral Khwar and Battal Khwar.
Wapda will start construction work by the end of this year and will complete
all the four projects till 2006.
The Ministry of Water and Power has also started study work to identify
sites for the construction of small dams all over the country aimed at
meeting the water requirements. The Water Wing of the Ministry has been
directed to conduct survey in various areas of the country for identifying
potential sites for the construction of new dams. New small dams will be
constructed in all the four provinces to meet local as well as national
water requirements keeping in view the expected shortage of water reservoirs
in the time to come.
The ministry has chalked out a comprehensive plan to construct maximum
number of small dams in order to enhance water storage capacity in the
country to meet the country's agriculture requirements. A national water
strategy has also been prepared keeping in view the future needs of the
country and in this context the ministry has started its efforts to identify
sites for construction of small dams all aver the country. The ministry has
also constituted a team of experts to expedite the engineering and
feasibility study of Bhasha Dam in the NWFP. Thal Development Project in
Punjab and associates schemes, including Karachi Canal Scheme in Balochistan
and Sehwan Barrage Complex and Rainee Canal Project in Sindh.-APP
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