SC Orders Immediate Construction Of Dams
SC Orders Immediate Construction Of Dams: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar has ordered the immediate construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dam.
The court order stated that the Council of Common Interest did not express any reservation about Bhasha and Mohmand Dam.
“The water resources are pertinent not only for human lives but for the country’s stability,” it read.
During today’s hearing of the suo motu notice pertaining to water scarcity across the country, the CJP inquired “How much water are we wasting?”.
Replying to this, the ministry of power and water responded saying over 90 million acre-feet water is being wasted in Pakistan per year.
According to the ministry of power and water, one million acre-feet water costs $500 million.
Earlier this month, the top court took a suo motu notice of a report by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) regarding water scarcity.
“How much water are we wasting?” the CJP, during the hearing, remarked.
The ministry of power and water responded that water worth millions of dollars were being wasted, adding that in one year 90 million acre-feet of water is wasted.
He said that after Tarbella, a new dam should be built every ten years. According to the ministry of power and water, one million acre-feet of water costs $500 million. SC appealed to the general public, including Pakistanis residing abroad, to donate for the cause.
The top judge also donated an amount of Rs1 million for the construction of water reservoirs, confirmed senior lawyer Ch Aitzaz Ahsan.
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar Donates Rs. 10 Lac for the Construction of 2 Dams in Pakistan. He has also Appealed the Public to donate for this Good Cause.
The apex court formed a committee under the chairmanship of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chief to monitor the progress of construction and directed that an account be opened with the SC’s registrar in which all donations will be collected.
The court also said that all those donating for the cause will not be asked of their sources of income.
Diamer-Bhasha dam:
To be built in KP and Gilgit-Baltistan falling in Kohistan and Bhasha areas. Will have the capacity to store 6.4 MAF of water and create 4,500MW electricity.
Mohmand dam:
To be built on Swat river in Manda area. Will have the capacity to store 0.676 MAF of water and create 800MW electricity.
Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar said that a consensus has been developed for immediate construction of two new dams.
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