ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has said that construction work on Dasu Dam project will be executed in the next few months.
He told the National Assembly during question hour that as per PC-I, the project cost is 486,093.30 million rupees.
The Minister of State said the World Bank has approved the financing of Stage-I of Dassu Hydropower project.
Abid Sher Ali informed the House that work on Munda Dam will also be started by the end of this year. He said the dam is in study phase and its detailed engineering design, preparation of PC-I and tender documents are in progress.
Minister for Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi told the House that it is a fact Pakistan Steel Mills has been stopped functioning due to the non-supply of gas for more than seven months.
He said the Pakistan Steel Mills is also on the privatization list of the government. He said the Federal Government also offered Sindh Government to buy this entity.
Minister of State for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar told the House that there are about eight million cases suffering from Hepatitis C in the country.
She said about eighty thousand die each year due to liver disease. She said the government is negotiating with the Shifa International Hospital on a package for liver transplant under Prime Minister's National Health Program.
She pointed out that a liver transplant facility will be established in the country in cooperation with Bahrain.
Answering a question, Minister of State for Interior Muhammad Balighur Rehman on behalf of Minister for Religious Affairs informed the House the government is considering to reduce the Hajj package this year.