LAHORE – Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority’s(WAPDA)/Implementation Committee on Diamer Basha, Mohmand Dams (ICDBMD)Chairman Lt Gen (R) Muzammil Hussain on Tuesday chaired a meeting todiscuss various matters relating to land acquisition and resettlement,procurement and financing of both projects.
ICDBMD Sub Committees on Land Acquisition, Finance and Procurement forDiamer Basha and Mohmand Dams made their presentations on the respectiveissues during the meeting, according to WAPDA spokesman here Tuesday.
Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Senior Member Board of Revenue, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) Secretary Board of Revenue, Deputy Secretary (Budget) FinanceDivision, Deputy Secretary (Finance), Advisor (Development Budget) Ministryof Planning, Senior Joint Secretary (EAD), Joint Secretary (Water) Ministryof Water Resources, Deputy Secretary PM Office, Commissioner HazaraDivision, Commissioner Diamer Astore Division, Deputy CommissionersMohmand, Bajaur, Charsadda, Upper Kohistan and Chilas, Public ProcurementRegularity Authority (PPRA) representative, Member (Finance) WAPDA, Advisor(Projects) WAPDA, GM (Land Acquisition and Resettlement) WAPDA, GM (DiamerBasha Dam Project), GM/PD (Mohmand Dam), GM (Finance ) Power and othersattended the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, WAPDA Chairman said that WAPDA was committed toconstructing Mohmand and Diamer Basha Dams as early as possible. Expressingsatisfaction over the pace of development on Mohmand Dam, he said thatconstruction activities on the project had gained momentum in the wake ofits ground breaking by the Prime Minister in May this year. He said thatevaluation of proposal for consultancy services as well as bids for awardof Diamer Basha Dam civil works were at an advanced stage.
Following award of consultancy services and civil works, construction onDiamer Basha Dam was likely to start in next three to four months. Whilethanking the ICDBMD for the support, the Chairman said that the DamsCommittee had been tremendously contributing towards implementation of thevital projects of Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dams.
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Later, the Sub Committee on Land Acquisition for Mohmand Dam briefed themeeting that the priority land for the project had already been acquired,while the process for acquisition of remaining land, being made in a phasedmanner, was expected to be completed in couple of months.
The Sub Committee on Land Acquisition for Diamer Basha Dam apprised themeeting that more than 32,000 acres of land for the Project had beenacquired so far. The meeting was further briefed that confidence buildingmeasures (CBMs) worth Rs 14 billion as social and environmental safeguardwere being implemented for health, education, energy and infrastructuredevelopment in the project area.
The Sub Committee on Procurement made a detailed deliberation about theProcurement processes for Mohmand and Diamer Basha Dams, while the SubCommittee on Finance informed the meeting of the financial models for bothprojects with lesser reliance on public exchequer and more focus onalternate financing strategies including indigenous resources andcommercial financing.
