*ISLAMABAD – Federal government has announced the construction date for theDiamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dam.*
Construction work on Mohmand and Diamer Bhasha dams would commencerespectively from February and May 2019, the Water and Power DevelopmentAuthority (Wapda) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain told the SenateCommittee on Water Resources on Wednesday.
Briefing the Senate panel, he said Balochistan government did not have thenetwork to distribute 74,000-acre feet water of Kichhi Kanal.
“The province has the network to distribute only 10,000-acre feet waterwhile 62,000-acre feet water could not be distributed, owing to the absenceof distribution system,” he said.
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He said Wapda has completed various overdue projects in the last two yearsincluding Tarbella-IV, Golan Gol, Neelmu-Jhelum despite severe issues ofscarcity of funds. Massive liabilities of Wapda could not be cleared infive years period despite not starting the new projects during the period.
“Wapda has asked Balochistan government to assign it the task to constructNaulong Dam,” he added.
