Tag: Dams
Fund-raising drive for dam construction gathers pace
--Employees of SC, FO, BoP, NBP announce donation from salaries
ISLAMABAD: The fund-raising campaign for the Supreme Court's initiated dam construction project is gradually gathering pace,...
Lackluster response to appeal for dams fund irks CJP
Justice Nisar blames people's lack of trust in govt for poor donations
DG ISPR says officers of armed forces to donate two days’...
CJP proposes construction of two dams with money recovered from debt...
Several defaulters agree to pay back 75 percent of loans court decides against sending the case to banking courts
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)...
Aitzaz Ahsan stresses dredging of Rawal, Simly Dams
ISLAMABAD: Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan said before the Supreme Court (SC) that there was a need to initiate a large-scale campaign to dredge Rawal Dam and...
Sindh CM warns against building of new dams without consensus
Federal govt asked to pay supplementary funds in case of natural disaster
Demand to form 'National Water Council' made
Recommendations to be made...
‘India issued démarches to Pakistan on constructing dams in Azad Kashmir’
NEW DELHI: India has issued démarches to both Pakistan and China stating that the construction of dams under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on the...
Building new water storages essential for fighting climate change: Sartaj
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Sartaj Aziz, while addressing to the 4th international water conference at the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR),...
Over 100 new dams to be completed next year
The National Assembly was informed Wednesday (today) that a number of dams are under construction across the country which will be completed next year.
This...
Disagreement over mega dams, lack of water storage capacity resulting in...
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said that differences over the construction of dams and the lack of water storage capacity are inflicting...
WAPDA starts construction of Darawat and Nai Gaj dams in Sindh
The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has started construction work on Darawat and Nai Gaj dams in Sindh.
According to an official of WAPDA,...
WAPDA to start construction of four more dams
The construction work on Naulong, Nai Gaj, Ghabir and Kurram Tangi dams – one each in Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/FATA respectively –...
Some questions on dams
Did the yearly supplies to the canals in Pakistan increase from 83 maf to 104 maf after the construction of Mangla and Tarbela dams?...
Dams dying up as we speak
As the summer takes its toll on those living in the federal capital during month of Ramadan, the water crises is further deepening, as...
Fazl seeks probe against Musharraf for negligence on dams
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday called for a thorough probe against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf for allegedly showing negligence towards...
PM urged to take notice of nine new Indian dams on...
India is building nine new dams of an estimated capacity of 1055 MW hydroelectricity generation, on the main Indus and Chenab Rivers, in the...
Gas crisis
It is what it is
Just the way dams can only store water but not create it, good and effective management could have only delayed...
US vague on financial assistance for dams
While Pakistan was looking for financial assistance for the Diamer Bhasha dam, Kurram Tangi dam and various other small and medium dams, the United...
