ISLAMABAD – An audit report compiled by then Attorney General of Pakistanhas notified mammoth embezzlement and irregularities amounting to Rs1900billion in power sector only.
Likewise, the report states that embezzlement and irregularities worth Rs208 billion were discovered in projects related to water sector.
The report adds that Rs100 billion were issued for Diamer Basha Dam forland acquisition. The land that cost Rs150,000 per canal was acquired atwhooping rate of Rs12,00,000 per canal.
Likewise, Gomal Zam Dam was estimated to be completed at cost of Rs12billion but the same cost national exchequer Rs22 billion. Similarly,Mangla Uprising project was estimated to be completed at cost of Rs64billion but same cost national exchequer Rs94 billion.
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Darawar Dam was estimated to be completed at Rs3 billion but same wascompleted at cost of Rs11 billion and Nai Gaj Dam was estimated to becompleted at cost of Rs16 billion but same cost national exchequer Rs46billion.
