National Assembly approves all of WAPDA’s forecoming projects
ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (APP): The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water Resources on Monday approved all the projects of WAPDA for the financial year 2021-22 and directed the government to include Naulong and Chirrah dams in the next budget.
The committee, which met with Nawab Muhammad Yousaf Talpur in the chair, discussed the implementation status of its previous recommendations, and the PSDP 2021-22 of Ministry of Water Resources and its attached departments. The committee was informed that the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) had demanded Rs 178,282 million for FY 2019-20, out of which Rs 76,992 million had been released so far.
It was told that WAPDA had divided its projects in three categories. The projects related to Bhasha Dam, Mohmand Dam and Greater Katchi Canal had been given top priority. The committee noted that the Naulong Dam was an important project for Balochistan, which should not delay further and directed the government to include it in the top priority projects of the PSDP 2021-22.
Similarly, it also directed that the project of Chirrah Dam should also be included in the next PSDP so that water shortage issue in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad could be addressed. The committee was informed that the Ministry of Water Resources faced problems to compile the PSDP as some provinces did not submit their development proposals.
The committee directed that in its next meeting, the PSDP details related to the Federal Flood Commission, IRSA and other departments, attached to the Ministry of Water Resources be submitted before it.
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