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*PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti has asked the Wapda to immediately initiate rehabilitation work on the Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC).
Chairing a meeting, which was also attended by Wapda chairman Shakeel Durrani, he said the recent flooding had devastated the said canal and its restoration should be carried out on priority basis. He asked the Wapda and other quarters concerned that funds for the canal’s repairs and rehabilitation should be released forthwith.
Briefing the media after the meeting, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the Wapda chairman had assured the meeting that work on the hydropower projects in the province would be initiated without delay.
Shakeel Durrani said work on Khan Khwar project would be initiated next week while multipurpose Gomal Zam dam would also be completed in October this year. The recent flash flood and land-sliding on the site of the project had completely destroyed the sewerage yard of the dam while link road and crushing plant were also inundated by floodwater and its rehabilitation cost has been estimated at Rs800 million.
The flood has also affected the irrigation component of the project, which will cost about Rs300 million.The Wapda chairman said seven large hydel-power projects including Allai Khwar, Duber Khwar, Khan Khwar, Keyal Khwar, Golen Gol, Kurram Tangi, Gomal Zam and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project were in the process of commissioning and on completion would add about 1,500MW power to the national system.
Chairing a meeting, which was also attended by Wapda chairman Shakeel Durrani, he said the recent flooding had devastated the said canal and its restoration should be carried out on priority basis. He asked the Wapda and other quarters concerned that funds for the canal’s repairs and rehabilitation should be released forthwith.
Briefing the media after the meeting, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the Wapda chairman had assured the meeting that work on the hydropower projects in the province would be initiated without delay.
Shakeel Durrani said work on Khan Khwar project would be initiated next week while multipurpose Gomal Zam dam would also be completed in October this year. The recent flash flood and land-sliding on the site of the project had completely destroyed the sewerage yard of the dam while link road and crushing plant were also inundated by floodwater and its rehabilitation cost has been estimated at Rs800 million.
The flood has also affected the irrigation component of the project, which will cost about Rs300 million.The Wapda chairman said seven large hydel-power projects including Allai Khwar, Duber Khwar, Khan Khwar, Keyal Khwar, Golen Gol, Kurram Tangi, Gomal Zam and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project were in the process of commissioning and on completion would add about 1,500MW power to the national system.