PM Shehbaz pushes for swift completion of Diamer Bhasha Dam

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered the concerned authorities to refer to its important role in achieving Pakistan’s energy and agricultural future, removing all obstacles to removing the timely completion of Qatar Bhasha Dam.

Presiding over a meeting on the construction of the Qatar Bhasha Dam and the construction of other water resources, the Prime Minister said that construction of new dams is very important to increase the water storage capacity, ensure water supply for agriculture and prevent floods.

He said that the country’s self -dependence is linked to cheap electricity and agriculture, which requires increasing water storage and efficient use of water.

Prime Minister Shahbaz also directed to give priority to the completion of projects like Dimmer Bhasha Dam to establish an effective system for energy production and sufficient water storage.

The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Engineer Aamir Muqim, Prime Minister Nazir Tarar, and Gilgit -Baltistan Gulbar Khan’s Chief Minister Rana Sanaullah’s adviser, and Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah of senior government officials.

The Dimmer Bhasha Dam is a 4,500 MW project with an estimated US $ 15 billion and is expected to be the world’s largest dam after completion.

The project is called a positive stimulus for Pakistan’s economy, not only will produce 16,500 jobs but will also generate 4,500 MW of electricity. In addition, the project will also irrigate 1.2 million acres of agricultural land, while the Tarbela Dam’s life will be extended for 35 years.

Last month, Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal had said that the government would ensure the immediate completion of all hydro -related projects, including Qatar Bhasha Dam, to prevent India from taking advantage of it.

India is considering plans to dramatically expand the water derived from a large river that puts Pakistani farms in the flow, as part of a deadly April attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, according to four persons, according to Islamabad.

Following the attack, New Delhi “put its participation in the 1960s Indus Waters agreement” in a state of misconduct “.

Pakistan has denied involvement in the incident, but neighbors equipped with several nuclear weapons did not agree to the ceasefire to the two neighbors armed with nuclear weapons after the worst fighting in decades.

Talking to a delegation of engineers led by Secretary General Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) Engineer Amir Zameer, the Minister said that work on these projects is being preferred in light of India’s water aggression. He added that funds will be allocated on a priority basis for such measures to ensure long -term water safety.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that Pakistan would not get water from the rivers on which India has rights, but Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, director general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), removed remarks like a madness.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, a spokesman for the Armed Forces said that only a crazy person would think that India could withhold water in Pakistan because it was unacceptable for 240 million people.

According to Reuters, after unilaterally suspending India’s participation in the agreement, Modi ordered officials to accelerate the planning and implementation of the projects on the Chinab, Jhelum and Indus rivers, three bodies of water in the Indus system which were mainly nominated for the use of Pakistan.

India is allowed to drag water from the Chenab for irrigation, but an expanded canal – which experts say it may take several years – it will currently be allowed to divert 40 cubic meters from 40 cubic meters to 150 cubic meters, which according to sources.

About 80 % of the Pakistani farms depend on the Sindh system, as is almost all serving the country.

David Michelle, a Washington -based Center for Strategic and International Water Security, said that by any efforts to build dams, canals or other infrastructure, which prevents or turns a certain amount of flow from the Sindh system to India. “

– with additional amputs from Reuters