ISLAMABAD – Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources Friday wasinformed that Chiniot dam would be built on river Chenab and it would costRs60 billion.
The committee, headed by Senator Shamim Afridi, was further informed thatit would be a multi-purpose dam which would not generate 80 MW electricitybut also help protect local areas from the flood.
Ministry of Water Resources Secretary told that the dam would take fouryears for completion and it would have the capacity to store 0.9 millionacre-feet water.
Regarding under construction small dams in Balochistan, the Senate panelwas further informed that such dams with 80 per cent progress were beingcompleted on priority basis. Some 90 per cent work had already beencompleted on Kalat dam and Rs139 million more was needed for its completion.
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Senator Mir Yousaf said contracts of dams were being awarded to blue-eyedpeople resulting from a delay in their completion.
