Additional Chief Engineer (Dams) briefed the delegation about the water and hydropower sector. He said that WAPDA is working on a number of projects for harnessing the water resources to meet the increasing requirement of water and electricity in the country. The delegation was apprised that WAPDA is constructing several projects in water and hydropower sectors. Out of them, three projects of 2487 MW namely 969-MW Neelum Jhelum, 1410-MW Tarbela 4th Extension and 108-MW Golen Gol will be completed in a phased manner from early 2018 to mid 2018. Currently WAPDA has hydel power generation capacity of 6919 MW, which will increase to 9406 MW after completion of these three projects. The delegation was further briefed that WAPDA has recently completed Kachhi Canal in August this year which will irrigate 72,000 acres of barren land in Dera Bugti, Balochistan.
The delegation was also informed of water sector projects which are under construction including Nai Gaj Dam and Kurram Tangi Dam. The delegation was told that some other projects in water and hydropower sectors are ready for construction. The delegation was also briefed about annual water flows and storage capacity, per capita availability of water, impact of climate change on water resources.-PR
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