Fantasy and Reality of Diamer-Basha Dam

Fantasy and Reality of Diamer-Basha Dam
Chief Justice of Pakistan ordered to open account for
funding of Diamer-Basha and Mohmand Dam on 6th
July 2018.
Both of these dams are very important as country is
facing worst water crisis.
Diamer-Basha Dam is located in Bhasha, an area in
Diamer district of Gilgit Baltistan.
The foundation of dam was laid in 2011 by then Prime
Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani.
But the work could not begin due to lack of funds.
Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is
the owner of this Dam.
This Dam will produce 4500 MW electricity.
It will also increase water storage capacity of the
country from 38 days to 45 days.
The Dam will comprise of 37000 acres of land.
Diamer-Basha Dam would be the highest rollercompacted
concrete dam in the world.
The estimated cost of Diamer-Basha Dam is more than
1.45 trillion rupees.
Only the reservoir will cost more than 650 billion
rupees.
The current amount in Supreme Court Dam Fund has
reached 960 million rupees in one month.
At this speed, It would take more than 120 years to
collect total amount for the construction of Dam.
So, it seems impossible to build this dam without
government support.
According to the orders of Supreme Court, the work on
the dam has been started. But the nation would have
to wait a very long to see this huge dam working.
So, According to these stats, the construction of the
dam by public funding seems like a fantasy more than a
reality.
Let’s close our eyes and hope for the best.

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