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Subject: Work on Gomal Zam, Mirani dams to begin from August 14: Wapda
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Right to Water (right-to-water@iatp.org) Posted: 05/27/2001 By daima@brain.net.pk
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Work on Gomal Zam, Mirani dams to begin from August 14: Wapda
The News, 24/5/2001
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2001-daily/24-05-2001/main/main11.htm
ISLAMABAD: Work on two water resources and hydropower development projects
including Gomal Zam Dam and Mirani Dam will begin from August 14. According
to scheduled programme, the ground-breaking ceremony of Gomal Zam dam in the
NWFP and Mirani Dam in Balochistan will be held on August 14 marking the
beginning of Wapda's water resources and hydropower development under Vision
2025 programme. According to Wapda sources, the ground-breaking ceremonies
of Thal reservoir, Kachhi canal with new barrage at Mithankot, Chashma right
bank lift canal, Greater Thal canal, riverine area development, Thar and
Rainee canals and Sehwan barrage complex would be held by March 23 next. At
present Wapda engineers and experts were studying these projects which would
likely cost Rs 1,906 million. The studies also include the Bhasha dam
project for which three drilling rigs had been mobilised. Drilling had
commenced in December last. The feasibility study of the project would take
about two years and a half instead of three years.
The Vision 2025 projects had been approved by Chief Executive General Pervez
Musharraf in August last. The Gomal Zam Dam project is located in south
Waziristan on Gomal river, 120 kilometres from Dera Ismail Khan. Estimated
to cost Rs 10 billion, the 491 feet long and 436 feet high dam would have
gross storage capacity of 1.13 million acre feet (MAF). The main objectives
of the project would be irrigation, power generation and flood control. It
would irrigate 132,000 acres of land in Tank and Kulachi Tehsils of Dera
Ismail Khan. A small power plant of 17 MW would also be installed, the
sources added.
Mirani Dam would be located on Dasht river, about 48 km west of Turbat town
in Mekran division of Balochistan. Its storage capacity would be about 0.30
MAF while it would irrigate 32,200 acres. The 127 feet high dam was
estimated to cost over Rs 5 billion. All projects included in the Vision
2025 programme would be funded by the federal government and Wapda. The
federal government and the chief executive had made a firm commitment to
provide funds for the Vision projects. About Rs 50 billion to Rs 60 billion
would be spent annually on them and half of the cost would be met by Wapda
from its own resources. A steering committee headed by the planning
commission's deputy chairman and comprising various federal secretaries and
senior officers has been set up to monitor the progress of engineering
studies and implementation of the projects. No foreign consultants or
engineering experts would be engaged.
The Vision 2025 programme also includes construction of small hydropower
plants at the low heads of various canals. There are about 32,000 km long
canals and small hydel plants could be built like those of Nandipur and
Chichoki Mallian canal hydel plants at almost every 20 miles wherever low
head was available. There is a potential of 1,000 MW to 1,500 MW of hydel
power on canals, which could be generated to meet the future power
requirements of the country. On the Indus river there was a big potential of
40,000 MW of hydel power out of which 5,000 MW could be exploited so far.
Development VISIONS,
48 A, Shalimar Colony,
Bosan Road, Multan- Pakistan
Ph:++92-61-222609
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