Work on Kurram-Tangi Dam in North Waziristan in full swing

Work on Kurram-Tangi Dam in North Waziristan in full swing

ISLAMABAD: Work on the construction of Kurram-Tangi Dam in North Waziristan district is in full swing.

In an exclusive interview with Radio Pakistan Peshawar Correspondent on Monday, Project Director Kurram-Tangi Dam Masood Ali said the project will be completed at a cost of about thirty billion rupees with the financial assistance of USAID.

He said the Dam is being constructed in two phases. In phase -I the dam will be completed by November next year.

The dam on completion will generate eighty-three point four megawatt electricity besides bringing three hundred and sixty-two thousand acres of land in North Waziristan and Bannu districts under plough.
 APP