PATHANKOT – Yet another Indian project has been launched to drastically cutwater flow to Pakistan, Indian media has revealed.
The Shahpurkandi dam project will reduce the outflow of the Ravi riverwater to Pakistan once it is completed, Punjab Chief Minister AmarinderSingh on Friday said, NDTV has reported.
The Rs 2,700 crore Shahpurkandi dam project, being set up on the Raviriver, will generate 206 MW of power, besides having the potential toirrigate 5,000 hectares of land in Punjab and 31,000 hectares of land inJammu and Kashmir’s Sambha and Kathua districts.
“This water, which was supposed to irrigate fields in Punjab and J-K, wasgoing towards Pakistan.
This project will reduce the water flowing into Pakistan drastically andwill help save the critical water resources of the state,” Mr Singh saidwhile addressing the gathering in Pathankot.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:.link11 Foods May Cause Cancer. Stay Away!Organic Welcomelink
The chief minister, who was here for rededicating the project to people ofPunjab, said it will be completed in three years.link[image: View image on Twitter]link:View image on Twitter]link:View image on Twitter]link:View image on Twitter]link
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Finally on track to deliver the long-cherished Shahpur Kandi Dam to thepeople of Punjab. Happy to rededicate the project to them. It will not onlyutilise our water that flows into Pakistan but will help generate morepower and irrigate the land of our farmers.
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Of the estimated cost, which is in addition to Rs 640 crore already spenttill 2014, Rs 1,408 crore would be spent on the power component, with 100per cent share of the Punjab government, and Rs 685 crore on the irrigationcomponent, with a share of Rs 485 crore to be contributed by the centralgovernment and Rs 179.28 crore by the state government.
The Shahpurkandi dam project is being constructed on the Ravi river, 11 kmdownstream of the Ranjit Sagar Dam project and 7 km up stream of MadhopurHead works.