Govt Considering Plan to Build 19 Dams Including Kalabagh

[Baghial]

Govt Considering Plan to Build 19 Dams Including Kalabagh

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government is reportedly considering the construction of 19 dams to enhance water storage capacity of the country in order to address the looming water crisis.

The 19 large and medium water reservoirs, the federal government is mulling to construct, also include the controversial Kalabagh Dam, which may stir a reaction in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The English-language daily, Pakistan Today, while quoting unnamed sources in the Ministry of Water Resources said the government is considering to construct 19 dams including the Kalabagh Dam

The sources said that the government’s move is aimed at fulfilling the future water needs of the country in the face of looming water shortage.

They said that these projects are currently at different stages of planning, while the government wants to construct the dams as early as possible.

The newspapers, while citing official documents, said that so far, 19 projects of water reservoirs/dams with an approximate storage capacity of 30MAF are at different stages of planning and execution.

These projects include Diamer Bhasha Dam with a storage capacity of 6.4MAF, Mohmand Dam with 0.676MAF, Kurram Tangi Dam 0.90MAF and Nai Gaj Dam with water storage capacity of 0.16MAF.

Similarly, Kurram Tangi II (0.90MAF), Winder Dam 0.36MAF, Naulong Dam 0.20MAF, Kalabagh Dam 6.10MAF, Shaivak Dam 5.40MAF, Akhorri Dam 6.00MAF, Barra Dam 0.062MAF, Chanute Dam 1.00 MAF, Hangole Dam 0.521MAF, Bhimbar Dam 0.040MAF, Badinzai Dam 0.300MAF, Daraban Dam 0.069MAF, Tank Dam 0.289AF, Saklaigi Dam 0.042MAF and Dotarah Dam 0.132MAF are also at the planning stage

The report said the concerned authorities had perceived that the country might suffer a water shortage of 31MAF by 2025. Pakistan is currently facing a water shortage which is likely to turn into a crisis if appropriate measures are not taken on a war-footing basis.

In the start of 2018, the Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA) advisory committee had projected 38 percent water shortage for crop cultivation and asked the provinces to use better management techniques to utilize the available resource and stressed vigilant monitoring of water usage

every now and then i hear the devil,s speech ...i,ll be dam

 

[Pakistansdefender]

Zardari is under control, KPK is under PTI

But still you see.
All the sindhi fears would come alive and they would start backing their master and what support Zardari could get and he can turn this massive support for his narrative, and declare his punishment as not being supportive of kalabagh dam.
I don't think ANP matter much. They would weep but not that much. Their main concern is mardan city sinking . That can easily be managed and negotiated. Experts from europe or amercia can confirm them that it is not the case.
And they would be given land in punjab if their land sink.
But still dude So many problems.
Your cases in Panama going on.
Your cases of Zardari going on .
If loan .
Proxy war .
Afghanistan proxy.
No Money.
Very big opposition.
It's very difficult .
I cannot even be hopeful for that.
If you expect these kinds of things from Pti why not give them enough majority.

bhai, takes time and planning though Diamer-Bhasha is already got the green signal. But we need money. A lots of it

We need money for diamer bhasha dam. As no one is ready to fund bhasha dam due to it being in gb which is disputed area..
But you can get Russia and even China funding for kalabagh in months.
It would be really really easy . They were interested way back too .
Apart from that it cost 6 billion, almost 8 billion rupees less then diamer bhasha .

 

[xyxmt]

well u have to learn provincial history of pakistan for that to decipher the discrimination in favour of "guess the province"
hint : land of the five rivers

doesn't everyone who doesn't do anything blame others who have it and worked for it..look around you, its the universal truth. Sindhi in interrior sind hate punjabi too because they came bought useless land and turned into agricultural wonderland...hard work gets you somewhere, blame work doesnt

 

[ziaulislam]

These Dams are urgently needed, Pee Pee Pee can mind their own damn business, I don't think KP will have a problem since PTI has two third majority, since the status quo have done jack shit about the water supplies while at the same time India is too busy building dams and choking our water inflows, If new dams were built, the water situation would have been much better.

PTi will probably push for bhasha dam and shyok dam(8maf) each
along with multiple smaller dams like munda and chanab dam(1 MAF each)

kalabagh dam is going to displace alot of people...southern KPK really wants it build due to water avilbilty but sindh doesnt want it along with it allies ANP which states that people will be displaced

than you have multiple other options