Construction on 59 dams initiated during PTI govt, Senate told
During PTI Government, construction on 59 dams including 4 feasibility studies was initiated out of which 26 projects have been completed.
During PTI Government, construction on 59 dams including 4 feasibility studies was initiated out of which 26 projects have been completed.
The Senate was told during the question hour in which Senator Fawzia Arshad questioned the Minister for Water Resources to state the progress made on the construction of new dams initiated during the PTI government.
Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah told the Senate that the federal government is providing funds for the construction of various small, medium, large and delay action/recharge dam projects in the country through Federal Public Sector Development Program.
“These projects aim to provide water for irrigation/agriculture, and drinking purposes. These projects are being implemented by WAPDA and Irrigation Departments of four provinces besides the Public Health Engineering Department, Balochistan.”
“During PTI Government, construction on Fifty-Nine (59) dams’ including 04 feasibility studies have been initiated, out of which Twenty-Six (26) projects have been completed, adding a storage capacity of 63,685 Acre-Ft for developing of 87,482 Acres Command area. Thirty-Three (33) dams/F. studies projects/ schemes are at various stages of implementation. which will further add storage of 7,823,179 Acre-Ft for irrigation the Command Area of 297,408 Acres,” it was told.
