ISLAMABAD: Authorities have approved the construction of two new dams — Dotara and Shahdara — in a bid to ease chronic water shortages in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Officials aim to complete both projects by December 2027, marking one of the most ambitious water-supply initiatives in recent years. Read More: Severe water shortage hits Islamabad, CDA plans new two dams The […]
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Tehran at risk as Iran grapples with worst water shortage
Iran is facing a severe water crisis, and authorities warn that Tehran could soon become uninhabitable. President Masoud Pezeshkian said if rainfall does not occur by December, the government may have to ration water. Without immediate action, residents could be forced to leave the city. The crisis stems from years of mismanagement, overbuilding of dams, […]
JUI-F chief stresses more small dams as permanent solution to overcome floods
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Chief Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam(JUI-F) Maulan Fazl Rehman(JUI-F) on Wednesday underlined the need to construct more small dams to overcome floods in future. Addressing a reception held here in honour of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Saggu Bridge here, the JUI-F Chief said there was a need to find out solutions that help overcome […]
Balochistan’s water storage capacity reaches 68,939 acre feet after numerous dams completion
ISLAMABAD: The water storage capacity of Balochistan has reached to 68,939 acre feet which will enhance the irrigation network and address water scarcity issues of the drought-hit province. Under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), as many as 27 dams have been completed having storage capacity of 68,939 acre feet in various districts of Balochistan. […]
World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China
China began operating the world’s second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing’s carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage. The 289-metre (948 feet) high Baihetan Hydropower Station in southwest China, second in the world only to the country’s Three Gorges Dam in terms of power generation, began […]
PM launches Pakistan’s first $500 mn Green Eurobond to finance Diamer, Mohmand dams
Prime Minister Irman Khan on Monday formally launched the country’s first Green Eurobond, called Indus bond, by Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to meet the financial needs of the construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dams. The bond has been floated for 10 years to raise $500 million at a competitive price of about […]
Beavers build dams
The eagle may soar; beavers build dams (Bill Vaughan) For far too long the Pakistan’s planning eagles soared high with ambitious hydroelectric projects but what yielded results finally was a beaver in the form of current Chairman WAPDA, who overcame bureaucratic languor and planning minefields to inaugurate the first large storage dam of the country […]
Construction of Chahan dam to begin this year
RAWALPINDI: Preparations for the construction of Dodocha and Chahan dams have been started, it was said on Friday. According to Express News, Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan and MPA Wasiq Qayyum will visit the site of Chahan dam and review the on-going work. Qayyum also said that the construction of the dams will begin this […]
Consensus reached for immediate construction of two new dams: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Saturday said that a consensus has been reached to construct two new dams immediately. The CJP made these remarks during a hearing of the suo motu case pertaining to waiving of Rs54 billion loans by 222 defaulters during the government of former president General (retd) […]