Pakistan Govt Takes Concrete Steps for Bhasha Dam

[Shahbaz Baig]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planing and Development Ahsan Iqbal has Directed to complete land possession till December for Diamer Bhasha Dam..

The federal minister has ordered the authorities to complete all legal work within four months pertaining the land possession selected for Bhasha Dam in order to remove expectation of cost hike.

Ahsan Iqbal chaired meeting with the sub=committee officials appointed by National Economic Council for reviewing Public Sector Development Programme 2013-14

The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and kashmir and representatives of chief ministers of Panjab and Sindh.

it is pertinent to note, Diamer Bhasha Dam is one of the major future projects proposed by the experts to end power crisis as well as irrigating thousands of acres of land to grow crop production.

Facing worst power crisis in the country, Pakistan set to work upon 4,500 Mega Watt electricity capacity dam to end power crisis on permanent basis.

Ministry of Water and Power Viewed that Diamer Bhasha Dam has the capacity to produce electricity up to 4500 MQ and it will end the load shedding from the country.

Besides, it will also ensure food and water security in the country, a spokesman of the ministry said.

Related departments also got direction from the minister to Lowari Tunnel in minimum possible time.

Iqbal orderd water and Power Development Authority WAPDA`s chairman to design policy on river projects in order to run ti by private sector for increasing hydroelectric potential of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.. (5th province of Pakistan)

He also ordered to priorities the projects which link Gwadar port to rest of the country.

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But what About Gilgiti People Who Dont Want this Dam... What Pakistan Government is doing for Gilgiti people in order to provide them alternate Lands

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[Believer12]

What will be the problem with locals of Gilgit?
This is trend in Pakistan people often damage very high value projects for their small benefits. First of all Sindhi start campaign against Kala Bagh Dam and destroyed this very big beneficiary project and now Bhasha Dam is on their target.Gilgit people should recieve houses and alternatively and govt should control corruption mafia of wapda and beurocracy.In evey deal there might be involved some kick baks.

 

[NasNY]

DAM should be built and 35000 people should be compensated, possibly by investing some revenue from the dam back into the area.

Diamer-Bhasha Dam is an under-construction roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam on the River Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Its foundation stone was laid on 18 October 2011. Upon completion, Diamer-Bhasha Dam would be the highest RCC dam in the world. The dam site is situated near a place called "Bhasha" in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer District, hence the name.

Upon completion, Diamer-Bhasha Dam would (i) produce 4,500 megawatts of electricity through environmentally clean hydropower generation; (ii) store an extra 8,500,000 acre feet (10.5 km[SUP]3[/SUP]) of water for Pakistan that would be used for irrigation and drinking; (iii) extend the life of Tarbela Dam located downstream by 35 years; and (iv) control flood damage by the River Indus downstream during high floods.

It will have a height of 272 meters spillway with fourteen (14) gates each 11.5 m x 16.24 m. The gross capacity of the reservoir will be 8,100,000 acre feet (10.0 km[SUP]3[/SUP]), with a live storage of 6,400,000 acre feet (7.9 km[SUP]3[/SUP]). Two (2) underground power houses are being proposed, one on each side of the main dam having six (6) turbines on each side with total installed capacity 4500 MW.



Environmental Impact:
Villages affected: 31
Houses affected: 4,100
Population affected: 35,000
Agricultural land submerged: 1,500 acres (6.1 km[SUP]2[/SUP])
Area under reservoir: 25,000 acres (100 km[SUP]2[/SUP])

Resettlement:
Proposed new settlements: 9 model villages
Population resettled: 28,000
New infrastructure, roads, clean water supply schemes, schools, health centres, electricity supply, etc.
Development of new tourism industry in area around reservoir (including hotels, restaurants, water sports, etc.)
Development of hitherto non-existent fresh-water fishing industry based on newly created reservoir

[h=2]Purpose and function[/h] The main purpose of the dam is water storage, irrigation and power generation.

• Production of 4,500 megawatts of electricity through environmentally clean hydropower generation
• Storage of an extra 8,500,000 acre feet (10.5 km[SUP]3[/SUP]) of water for Pakistan that would be used for irrigation and drinking
• Extend the life of Tarbela Dam located downstream by 35 years
• Control flood damage by the River Indus downstream during high floods
• Availability of about 6,400,000 acre feet (7.9 km[SUP]3[/SUP]) annual surface face water storage for supplementing irrigation supplies during low flow periods
• Harnessing of renewable source of clean and cheap energy through installed capacity of 4500 MW
• Reduction of dependence on environmentally damaging thermal power, thus saving environment and foreign exchange
• Short and long term employment opportunities, particularly to locals, during the construction (15,000 jobs) and operation phase
• Creation of massive infrastructure leading to overall socio-economic uplift of the area and standard of living of people

 

[Shahbaz Baig]

in your Opinion, is india provoking Gilgiti People against Bhasha Dam???? if yes so my question is what Pakistani Government is doing for providing them alternate lands???? Pakistan need this kind of project to fulfill it`s Requirement...

India already built Dams over Jehlam & Beas Rivers and now India is going to built KishnaGanga Dam over Chenab which is almost 75% Completed...

کشن گنگا پراجیکٹ، بھارت نے 75 فیصد مکمل

 

[Believer12]

sectarianism is at its peak in Gilgit as we have listened so many terrible news for killing Shia community in the buses. Why government do not kill these traitors of Lashkar e Jhangvi? India paying these traitors to spread unrest there in the area.Killing of tourists was also happened by these traitors.Before we built a high valueable project here authorities need to stop them.

 

[Shahbaz Baig]

i have wrote an article if you have time then must read this article

http://www.siasat.pk/forum/showthread.php?202552-America-and-India-destroying-Pakistan-Strategically

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[SMAAS]

i have wrote an article if you have time then must read this article

http://www.siasat.pk/forum/showthread.php?202552-America-and-India-destroying-Pakistan-Strategically

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Khair naal ja teh khair naal aa

 

[Saadbaloch]

I dont think anyone would be against it if Govt is serious in compensating the peoples, give the locals priority in jobs , give them Electricity on Half price and pay them for their land and houses , they will love you relocate.

 

[miafridi]

Things like that should always be fair and the people living there should be given their due right before making this kind of project. that is how sincere governments work. I hope the people are compensated for it.

 

[Believer12]

i have wrote an article if you have time then must read this article

http://www.siasat.pk/forum/showthread.php?202552-America-and-India-destroying-Pakistan-Strategically

i am getting late for my office see you soon

its very useful and informatic article.thanx

 

[affanpervez]

Kalabagh dam k bade India nai yahan bhi paisa laga dia hai ta k koi bhi dam na banai aur Pakistan banjar ho jai.

 

[Imranpak]

Surely this poor dam will soon meet it's end thanks to internal PML-N squabbling over some issues.