Federal Minister for Water Resources Visits WAPDA House :: Reviews Progress, Post-Flood Situation at Under-Construction WAPDA Projects

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​September 03, 2022: Federal Minister Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah visited WAPDA House today and had a briefing about the progress as well as post-flood situation at under-construction WAPDA projects.
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Addressing the participants, the Federal Minister underlined the significance of constructing dams and hydropower projects. He said this is our collective responsibility to move forward for harnessing water resources in the country. This will enable us to store water for irrigation, control floods and generate low-cost and environment friendly hydel electricity. Reviewing the post-flood situation, the Federal Minister expressed satisfaction over the contingency plans of WAPDA to mitigate the possible delays in completion of the projects due to the recent floods. He assured that Ministry of Water Resources would fully support WAPDA in this regard.
 
Earlier, Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) apprised the Federal Minister about the grim water situation in Pakistan. He said we have no other option but to build more dams to improve water situation in the country. He also informed the Minister about adverse impact of the recent floods on the construction sites of Dasu Hydropower Project and Mohmand Dam. The Chairman said every effort is being made to resume construction activities on these projects in the shortest possible time by devising an effective strategy. It is worth mentioning here that WAPDA is constructing 10 Projects in water and hydropower sectors with gross water storage capacity of 11.7 MAF and power generation capacity of 11,268 MW.