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Topic: Dams

Wapda starts construction of Darwat, Nai Gaj dams in Sindh

ISLAMABAD - Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has started construction work on Darawat dam and Nai Gaj dam in Sindh province.According to an official of WAPDA, the dams would irrigate over barren land of Hyderabad and Dadu. The construction of site camps is completed including soil ...

build mega dams
April 13, 2013

Call to build mega dams

LAHORE - The federal government should divert the money being spent on subsidy of electricity to build dams on war footing so that Pakistan does not face water shortage in the coming years, said Punjab United Front President Engineer Faisal Malik at a seminar on Friday. The seminar titled ...

dams construction stopped
December 17, 2012

Three dams construction work stopped

RAWALPINDI – Construction work on three dams in Rawalpindi has been stopped due to the indifference of the Punjab government and financial hurdles.Sources said the dream of provision of 37 million gallons of water to the city through construction of the dams could not be realised as yet. This ...

dams construction stopped
October 02, 2012

Work on three dams construction stopped

RAWALPINDI  - Construction work on three dams in Rawalpindi has been stopped due to the indifference of the Punjab government and financial hurdles. Sources said the dream of provision of 37 million gallons of water to the city through construction of the dams could not be realised as yet. ...

dams barrages
February 21, 2012

Dams and barrages

It is a misconception that dams deplete rivers and reduce their flow. Dams actually store and save surplus flood waters and add these to the flow of the rivers. Dams are built to overcome shortage of water, and not to increase it.It is at the barrages that the canals taking off from them deplete ...

India Building Dams Na8200told
December 17, 2011

India building more dams, NA told

ISLAMABAD - Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar on Friday informed the National Aseembly that India was planning to construct more dams on the Western Rivers ,however, India has not yet supplied any information about its new/planned projects in accordance with the provisions of the ...

Dams Vital Coping Flood Problems
September 19, 2011

Dams vital for coping with flood problems

LAHORE (APP) As many as 7,500,000 acres feet water was wasted owing to lack of water storage facility from June last to uptill now in the country Talking to APP here Sunday, Pakistan Agri Forum Chairman Muhammad Ibrahim Mughal said, Had the water reservoirs been established in the country, the ...

New Dams Vital Progress Says Kundi
September 17, 2011

New dams vital for progress, says Kundi

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - Acting Speaker National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi, has said that construction of new dams is inevitable for prosperity and progress of the country. He said that construction of dams would not only control massive loss of water during monsoon season occurred every ...

Inflow Increases Tarbela Mangla Dams Filled Capacity
August 29, 2011, 2:12 pm

Inflow increases in Tarbela, Mangla Dams, both almost filled to capacity

The two largest water reservoirs of the country, Tarbela and Mangla Dams are almost filled to capacity due to increase in inflow as a result of recent monsoon rains. Keeping in view the situation the authorities have started releasing entire amount of inflow to downstream. Water level in the ...

Swimming Barani Dams Banned
August 26, 2011

Swimming in Barani dams banned

KARAK - District Coordination Officer (DCO), Karak, Javed Ahmad Khan has imposed Section 144 for a period of one month on swimming in Barani dams and also prohibited from holding any function and gathering around the dams. According a press release issued from the office of DCO Karak on Thursday, ...

Small Dams Rawalpindi Division
August 01, 2011

More small dams in Rawalpindi division soon

RAWALPINDI (APP) Provincial Agriculture Minister Malik Ahmed Ali Olak has said that Punjab government is making all out efforts for the development of agriculture sector and soon Rawalpindi division will have eight more small dams. He said upper areas of Punjab could not make considerable ...

Rawalpindi Eight Small Dams Olak
August 01, 2011

Rawalpindi to have eight small dams: Olak

RAWALPINDI (APP) Provincial Agriculture Minister Malik Ahmed Ali Olak has said that Punjab government is making all out efforts for the development of agriculture sector and soon Rawalpindi division will have eight more small dams. He said upper areas of Punjab could not make considerable ...

Opponents New Dams Enemies Wardag
July 17, 2011

Opponents of new dams our enemies: Wardag

PESHAWAR Tehreek-e-Istiqlal Chairman Rahmat Khan Wardag has said that thousands of acres cultivable land has been turned barren due to lack of water reservoirs in the country. The incumbent rulers are busy following the US agenda and thus bringing droughts in the country, he said while addressing ...

Dozens Killed Burma Amid Clashes Chinese Dams
June 16, 2011, 6:14 pm

Dozens killed in Burma amid clashes over Chinese dams

Dozens of people in northern Burma have reportedly been killed in the clashes between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army. Thousands more are trying to flee across the border after fierce fighting erupted this month around the construction sites of two Chinese-financed dams in the ...

Pakistan Waterstarved Sans Dams
November 27, 2010

Pakistan will become water-starved sans dams

LAHORE - In view of increasing demand of water and electricity in the country, WAPDA is executing about 20 projects in water and hydropower sectors. This was stated by WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani while addressing a delegation of PAF Air War College Karachi, headed by Air Vice Marshal Azher ...

Water level increasing at dams: Load shedding likely to be decreased

The water level at dams in dams is increasing continuously and the load-shedding is likely to be decreased in the country. According to a private TV channel, the water level at Mangla Dam is 117 feet high from the dead level while at Tarbela Dam, water level is 5.8 feet high from the dead ...

Maulana Fazl urges govt to construct small dams rather than wasting time in talks with India

Chairman parliamentary committee on Kashmir Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged the government to construct small dams in line with Indus Water Treaty rather than wasting time in holding talks with India on water issue. Maulana Fazlur Rehman said this while talking to media men here Monday after ...

India Constructing 52 Dams Pak Water
April 09, 2010

India constructing 52 dams on Pak water

LAHORE - Indus Water Treaty Council (SWC) and Pakistan Water Movement (PWM) have said that Israeli engineers and water experts are supervising the work of Indian dams being constructed on Pakistani rivers across the border. In a meeting held here at Qudsia Markaz on Thursday, Chairman of the ...

Chutak, Nimo Bazgo dams to destroy Sindh agriculture

LAHORE While nationalist parties in Pakistan are having infighting with respect to the waters of River Indus and construction of the proposed and much-needed reservoir at Kalabagh to meet the irrigation and electricity generation needs, India has done it so, quietly and covertly. India has stepped ...

Kalabagh Equal 750 Small Dams
March 26, 2010

Kalabagh equal to 750 small dams

FAISALABAD - The power generating from Tarbela Dam costs only 49 paisa (Re 0.49) per unit while the electricity being added from the Independent Power Plants (IPPs) costs Rs 8 and the power prices would touch the limit of Rs 15 per unit because of rental power plants. It was stated by former Wapda ...

32 Dams Constructed
March 10, 2010

32 dams to be constructed

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has planned to construct 32 small and medium dams in all provinces with an estimated cost of Rs 250 billion to bridge the gap between supply and demand of electricity. The government has allocated Rs 250 billion for the construction of these dams during the PSDP of ...

Wapda Plans Small Medium Dams
October 04, 2009

Wapda plans small, medium dams

LAHORE (APP) - WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani Saturday said that in addition to executing mega projects, Wapda has also planned to construct small and medium dams in all the four provinces and FATA. He said this during his visit to Winder, Darawat and Nai Gaj sites where he interacted with the local ...

Diamir Bhasha Dams construction to start in 2nd quarter of '10: Kaira

ISLAMABAD (Online) - Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas has said that the construction Diamir Bhasha Dam would start in the second quarter of 2010, while the repatriation of families to be affected by it would start this year. He said this during a meeting of National Assembly ...

Energy crisis Govt to spend $22 billion on building dams

ISLAMABAD - The government would spend  $ 22 billion to build water reservoirs to overcome energy shortage, newly appointed Head of Infrastructure Project Development Facility, Ghulam Murtaza Satti said here Saturday. However, Ghulam Murtaza Satti did not give any detail as to how the ...

Bhasha Dam's design, tender documents completed

LAHORE - The detailed engineering design as well as tender documents of the multi-purpose Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project have been completed, whereas the international panel of experts has also reviewed all the studies and details. WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani stated this during a presentation on ...

Rs 2,155m for construction of small dams, says Raja

LAHORE- The Provincial Irrigation and Power Department is spending a cumulative sum of Rs 2,155 million on the construction of small dams in Pothohar districts including Jhelum, Chakwal, Rawalpindi and Attock. These schemes, besides providing water for the irrigation purposes, will also supply ...

Small Dams Possible Kalabagh Allocation Raja Riaz
May 29, 2008, 7:51 pm

Many small dams possible from Kalabagh allocation: Raja Riaz

Punjab Senior Minister for Irrigation, Raja Riaz Thursday said many small and medium sized dams will be built from the allocation made for shelved Kalabagh dam to overcome power crisis in the country. Talking to media during the luncheon hosted by President Pakistan People's Party Lahore, Haji ...

Sindh Build 32 Small Dams
May 20, 2008

Sindh to build 32 small dams

KARACHI - Sindh government has planned to construct 32 small dams in the province to bring more area under cultivation by storing water, The Nation learnt on Monday. The PPP-led provincial government also proposed to earmark more than one billion rupees in upcoming budget to construct small dams ...

China warns bursting of dams in aftermath of quake with over 15000 dead, 25000 buried

The death toll from China's deadliest earthquake in decades climbed to nearly 15,000 on Wednesday, as officials warned of calamities downstream from broken rivers and dams strained to bursting point. Tens of thousands of troops, firefighters and civilians raced to save more than 25,000 people ...

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