Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information, Shafi Jan has said that work has been started on a check dam in Teen Talab area of Union Council Shah Pur district Kohat to address issue of water scarcity. Talking to notables of the are here Saturday, he said that the project was a long […]
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Supply of water started from Hub Dam: mayor
Mayor of Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Sunday said that the supply of water to the citizens from Hub Dam had started from seven of clock in the morning. He said that water was released into the Hub Canal affected by the flood. The Hub Canal was affected by the rain on Wednesday, he said […]
NA body anxious over non-locals’ appointments in Gomal Zam Dam
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Thursday raised the concern over appointments of non-locals in the Gomal Zam Dam Project and Hydel Power Station, South Waziristan. The Committee that met here with Muhammad Jamal ud Din in the chair also expressed anxious on delay in allocation of funds […]
Heavy rain, around 19 dams washed away
KILLA ABDULLAH: Around 19 dams were washed away in Killa Abdullah and Chaman and several link roads were destroyed due to heavy rain in the area. The Rachkai dam was also damaged a few days ago. The heavy rain has also destroyed many houses in the area and the heavy flood water caused damage to […]
Winder dam to irrigate 10k acre land in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Winder Dam having storage capacity of about 54,000 acre feet of water storage capacity would irrigate over 10,000 acres land, said an official of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). He said Winder Dam project would be completed in 4 years with the cost of Rs.13 billion in Lasbela district of Baluchistan. Completion […]
PM visits Diamer-Bhasha Dam site
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday visited Diamer-Bhasha Dam site to review its construction. Considering the national importance of the mega project, the prime minister has decided to undertake a visit of the site despite Sunday which is being observed as an official holiday. Chairman WAPDA Lt. Gen. (retd) Muzzamil Hussain will brief […]
Diamer Bhasha Dam to be completed by 2029
ISLAMABAD: Diamer Basha Dam having storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) will generate 18,100 Gigawatt hours (GWh) power annually after completion by April, 2029, official source said. The installed capacity of Diamer Bhasha Dam will be 4,500 Mega Watt (MW) and live storage capacity of 6.4 MAF. Diamer Basha Dam is being constructed […]
DC Haripur imposes ban on swimming in Khanpur dam and its spillway
HARIPUR: Deputy Commissioner Haripur Saturday imposed a ban on swimming in Khanpur dam and its Spillway for three months. The ban was imposed for the protection of precious human lives and restricted the people for taking baths, swimming, and jumping in the Khanpur dam and spillway. According to the notification issued by the DC […]
Balochistan govt completes 64 small dams
ISLAMABAD: At least 64 dams with 52000 acres feet water storage capacity have been completed in Balochistan to irrigate 25850 acres of land at the province. The Federal government had announced 100 small dams package in Balochistan out of which 64 have been completed while rest of 36 are near to completion, said an official […]
Ethiopia hits second-year target for filling Nile mega-dam
Ethiopia has attained its second-year target for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan, an official told AFP on Monday. “The first filling already was done last year. The second one is already done today. So today or tomorrow, second filling will be announced,” […]