ISLAMABAD – Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Lt Gen(retd) Muzammil Hussain has stated that the Mohmand Dam would be completedwithin five years.
He made these remarks while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on WaterResources on Monday.
He said the government was using the latest technologies for building thedam and that it would be completed before the proposed time of five yearsand eight months.
He said that it was unfortunate that the construction of the Mohmand damhas been delayed since the last fifty years.
Chairman WAPDA informed the Senate body that the reason for the potentialdelay was registration of nine cases against the government.——————————
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“All of the cases have been finally decided with verdicts in favor of thegovernment,” he added.
“Mohmand Dam has a gross capacity of 1.9 million acre-feet (MAF), livecapacity 0.67 MAF with power generation potential of 800 megawatts (MW) andannual energy production of 2862 GWh,” the chairman told Senators.
He rejected media propaganda suggesting irregularities in the biddingprocess for the construction of the dam and said the department followedwent for open competitive bidding.
