Construction of 10 dams will ensure food security in country: PM
Dams including Bhasha and Dasu will be built under the vision of clean and green Pakistan, says Premier Imran
APP
May 19, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the audience during his visit of Mohmand Dam at Mohmand district on May 19, 2021. PHOTO: PID
MOHMAND:
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that construction of 10 dams and hydropower projects initiated by the PTI government in 2018 and to be completed by 2028 besides generating cheaper electricity will also make the country’s 8 million acres of land cultivable and ensure food security.
Talking to media on the occasion of his visit to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Mohmand district to oversee the progress on the construction on Mohmand Dam on Wednesday, he regretted that despite having the large potential, “no dams were constructed in Pakistan after the decade of 1960s or over the last 50 years”.
‘Diamer-Bhasha dam to change fortune’
WAPDA chief says confidence-building measures in project area will alleviate poverty
Energy dept strongly opposes to move; finance deems it necessary . PHOTO: REUTERS
LAHORE:
Diamer-Bhasha Dam will change the fortune of country, particularly of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), remarked Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Muzammil Hussain.
In a meeting with G-B Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khursheed on Thursday, he praised continued support of the region for building the massive dam. Matters pertaining to hydro development in the region and confidence-building measures (CBMs) undertaken by Wapda in the project area for socio-economic development of locals were discussed in detail during the meeting.