'Will build biggest dam in Pakistan's history': PM Imran kicks off construction work at Diamer-Bhash

[ZAC1]

Am interested in reservoir mostly...but dnt know how much time it will take to build one.bcz it will increase 40 days storage for nation.
Will someone explain.

 

[HAIDER]

Why didn't China fund it during Mian Saanp's era?

Mian saheb already abused funds..in Orange train ..which is now part of CPEC debt... over a billion dollar

 

[Syed1.]

Am interested in reservoir mostly...but dnt know how much time it will take to build one.bcz it will increase 40 days storage for nation.
Will someone explain.

The entire construction period is 8-9 years including dam and power. It will be commissioned in 2028. Water storage will increase from 30 to 48 days. Need to build more dams to take this to 60 days.

 

[El Sidd]

Am interested in reservoir mostly...but dnt know how much time it will take to build one.bcz it will increase 40 days storage for nation.
Will someone explain.

kal keel thokoge to 7 saal.

Pakistani speed se 10 saal.

Kalabagh

ye dam bhi sahi hai laken kalabagh zyada faidamand hai

 

[Baghial]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283338684331417600

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed to build the "biggest dam in Pakistan's history" after kicking off construction work at the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project, adding that the project will also benefit the people living in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a public gathering in Chilas.

Earlier, the PM had visited the site of the dam along with Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda, where they were briefed on the mega project.



https://www.dawn.com/news/1569151/w...ks-off-construction-work-at-diamer-bhasha-dam

original designer of the dam, General Butt, in 2004 to then Pakistan President stated, “I shudder at the thought of earthquake effects on Bhasha. Dam-burst would wipe out Tarbela and all barrages on Indus; which would take us back to the stone-age.”




Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has signed a whopping 442 billion Pakistani Rupees (PKR) contract with a joint venture of a Chinese state-run firm and a commercial arm of Pakistan’s military for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam.

Chinese state-run firm China Power holds 70% and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), a commercial arm of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, 30% share in the consortium.


The contract signed on Wednesday covers construction of a diversion system, main dam, access bridge and the 21MW Tangir hydropower project


Muzammil Hussain, chairman of Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), said his organization will provide 30% of the investment and the government of Pakistan the rest. Hussain put the total cost of the project at 1.497 trillion rupees ($8.77 billion).

The figure is contentious, however, since Hussain previously estimated the cost at about $14 billion on various occasions.???????????????






Pakistan is certainly in a financial crunch and would be unable to self-finance the project. Only last week, the government diverted $6.23 million from a COVID-19 relief fund to pay interest on energy debts.




China will fund the project through loans to Pakistan, but how these will be repaid remains to be seen.


"There's no indication that Islamabad has thought through how it will cover these immense costs," "Or if it has thought things through, it hasn't released its plan to the public."

"Since [Islamabad] will have few other funder options, it won't have much leverage with China in terms of the structuring of a potential

cnc approved the dam project in 2010

In November 2017, Pakistan pulled the dam proposal out of CPEC because of Beijing's conditions, which included owning the project. Islamabad's earlier requests to other funding sources, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in 2016, were turned down.


the devil is in detail, which are kept secret , due to......................??????? naya pakistan secrecy act

 

[ZAC1]

The entire construction period is 8-9 years including dam and power. It will be commissioned in 2028. Water storage will increase from 30 to 48 days. Need to build more dams to take this to 60 days.

I want to know about reservoir only...will it be created in start.how much time it will take.

 

[hussain0216]

Post of the day

Should we get nawaj back to stop the dam and build more metro?

 

[El Sidd]

Should we get nawaj back to stop the dam and build more metro?

haye haye

 

[Kabira]

original designer of the dam, General Butt, in 2004 to then Pakistan President stated, “I shudder at the thought of earthquake effects on Bhasha. Dam-burst would wipe out Tarbela and all barrages on Indus; which would take us back to the stone-age.”




Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has signed a whopping 442 billion Pakistani Rupees (PKR) contract with a joint venture of a Chinese state-run firm and a commercial arm of Pakistan’s military for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam.

Chinese state-run firm China Power holds 70% and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), a commercial arm of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, 30% share in the consortium.


The contract signed on Wednesday covers construction of a diversion system, main dam, access bridge and the 21MW Tangir hydropower project


Muzammil Hussain, chairman of Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), said his organization will provide 30% of the investment and the government of Pakistan the rest. Hussain put the total cost of the project at 1.497 trillion rupees ($8.77 billion).

The figure is contentious, however, since Hussain previously estimated the cost at about $14 billion on various occasions.???????????????






Pakistan is certainly in a financial crunch and would be unable to self-finance the project. Only last week, the government diverted $6.23 million from a COVID-19 relief fund to pay interest on energy debts.




China will fund the project through loans to Pakistan, but how these will be repaid remains to be seen.


"There's no indication that Islamabad has thought through how it will cover these immense costs," "Or if it has thought things through, it hasn't released its plan to the public."

"Since [Islamabad] will have few other funder options, it won't have much leverage with China in terms of the structuring of a potential

cnc approved the dam project in 2010

In November 2017, Pakistan pulled the dam proposal out of CPEC because of Beijing's conditions, which included owning the project. Islamabad's earlier requests to other funding sources, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in 2016, were turned down.


the devil is in detail, which are kept secret , due to......................??????? naya pakistan secrecy act

Much have changed since old studies, tech never stop advancing. I'm sure they will take care of worst possible scenario.

 

[Norwegian]

ye dam bhi sahi hai laken kalabagh zyada faidamand hai

So why didn't ur favorite Nawaz+Zardari build it?

China will fund the project through loans to Pakistan, but how these will be repaid remains to be seen.

Did you ask this question when your favorite Nawaz+Zardari were drowning nation in debt on useless projects?

Much have changed since old studies, tech never stop advancing. I'm sure they will take care of worst possible scenario.

Worst possible scenario is your favorite Nawaz+Zardari coming back to power.

 

[Verve]

2014 the then government delayed this dam to 2037!!! It's in print media of 2014!

After SC dam fund, Ganja agreed in principle, in 2016, to start construction in 2017 and that never happened! Not a single brick laid during PMLN tenure.

IK starts construction within first 1.5yrs and anyone can go and see it for themselves but idiots are moaning about this too.

 

[Norwegian]

dam project was approved by cnc , in 2010..... but investors back down, cas they wanted to own the dam, the didnt allow that............. so now the govt gives it to chinks who own 70% , so its good? schummchkk

Do you have confirmed details?

IK starts construction within first 1.5yrs and anyone can go and see it for themselves but idiots are moaning about this too.

Because they want civilian supremacy and not dams

 

[ziaulislam]

Post of the day

Every thing is accounted for and financing arranged. No need to worry on that angle.

Till 2023...
Not afterwards ..as new govt would not want to put it share of money from PSDP

Same thing happened with nelum jehlum project was stopped and n 2013 till IDB & chinese stepped in with loans

 

[Norwegian]

Till 2023...
Not afterwards ..as new govt would not want to put it share of money from PSDP

Same thing happened with nelum jehlum project was stopped and n 2013 till IDB & chinese stepped in with loans

We don't need new elections and new govts in Pakistan for exactly this reason

 

[Baghial]

Do you have confirmed details?


Because they want civilian supremacy and not dams

iSLAMABADakistan on Monday approved the construction of Diamer-Basha Dam at an initial estimated cost of Rs625 billion. It will mostly be funded through local resources after international financial institutions and China showed reluctance to help the country build the reservoir.

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared the project for the final approval of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC), according to the Ministry of Planning and Development. Headed by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz, the CDWP also cleared the Rs303 billion Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project for the final approval of the ECNEC.

With a cumulative cost of Rs928 billion, these projects will help the country address two serious issues – water shortage and power generation. The Mohmand Dam project will have power generation capacity of 800 megawatts. Diamer-Basha Dam project is only being built as a water reservoir for now, as the government initially excluded the power generation component, which would cost another Rs744 billion.

The total cumulative cost of Diamer-Basha Dam will be minimum Rs1.4 trillion once power generation facilities are accounted for.

This is very big decision and the government will fund the dam by providing money from the budget, while the Water and Power Development Authority will arrange commercial financing, Aziz told The Express Tribune. He said that under the new Water Policy, the Planning Commission has recommended enhancing the water sector allocations and the funds required for the construction of the dam can easily be provided.

The government will be required to provide around Rs48 billion per annum for the construction of the dam.

The federal government will provide Rs370.2 billion from the budget in a grant, which will cover 57% of the cost. Wapda will raise Rs115.9 billion from its own sources as an equity investment, and the authorities will borrow Rs163.3 billion in commercial loans, according to the project document.

Pakistan stops bid to include Diamer-Bhasha Dam in CPEC

In past 17 years, almost every head of state and the government has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the project but civil work could not begin due to lack of financial resources.

Out of the total Rs625 billion total cost, which includes interest during construction, the local rupee component is Rs472 billion and Rs153.2 billion is the foreign exchange component to be arranged from abroad. The project will be completed in five years.

An amount of Rs138 billion has been separately approved for land acquisition and resettlement. Most of this work has already been done and the government has spent Rs58.3 billion on land acquisition. An amount of Rs53.5 billion has additionally been approved for resettlement.

An amount of Rs269 billion has been approved for civil works. The Karakorum Highway (KKH) relocation will cost Rs56.9 billion.

The Council of Common Interests –the highest constitutional body dealing with Centre and provinces issues, unanimously approved the Diamer-Basha Dam project in July 2010.

The project has been divided into two parts to reduce the size of the project and financing requirements after World Bank, Asian Development Bank and China refused to fund the project. Pakistan has been struggling to raise money from international institutions amid Indian opposition to the project.

Pakistan had withdrawn its request to include the Rs1.4 trillion Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework after Beijing placed strict conditions including ownership of the project, according to Wapda Chairman Muzammil Hussain on Tuesday. “Chinese conditions for financing Diamer-Bhasha Dam were not doable and against our interests,” said Hussain while briefing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in November.

In order to facilitate early implementation of the project, WAPDA has been entrusted to have overall control and implementation responsibility of the project. The WAPDA will be responsible for dam construction and the National Highway Authority has been tasked to relocate parts of the Karakoram Highway that will submerge in the water.

The project will contribute to the alleviation of acute water shortages in the Indus Basin Irrigation System caused by progressive siltation of existing reserves. After the completion of the dam, the storage capability of Pakistan will increase from 30 days to 48 days.

The powerhouse, when completed, is expected to add 4,500 megawatts of electricity generation capacity.

Pakistan has not built any major water reservoir since Tarbela Dam and Mangla Dam were built in the 1960s