there are 12 alternatives to kalabagh..so crying over kalabagh is nothing but an excuse not to build any dams...
its like child wanting to buy corolla 2013 model when corolla 2014, 2015 are there
few examples are
1. akhori
2.sanjwal
3.rotas
4. bhahsa
5.dok pathan
6. bahtar
other than no. 4 all can be built within 4-5 years due to their location and were proposed as alternatives to kalabagh
Totally agree with this. Kalabagh has been an excuse for not building other dams. Dok Pathan is a very good site and it can even be extended to a bigger reservoir (up to 38maf). The only problem will be the availability of water. This will need canal links from Indus (expensive but Pakistan has the expertise as this will be similar to Gazi Brotha). This dam can even be a flood control measure. I will go on and say that every province should have a flood control measure and there are sites available in every province which can be used. Power can be produced from many sources but there is no alternative for water shortage other than building reservoirs and planning (Pakistan is already a water stressed country and with the population increasing at the current level I am sure people will die due to water shortage).