The minister claimed that present government made the NHP for AJK comparable to other provinces and stated that Neelum-Jhelum Hydro project is generating more than installed capacity (103 percent) electricity, which reflects success of the project and it will be earning Rs 50 billion per year.
Replying to a question, Vawda said that water usage charges for AJK government are increased from 25 paisas per unit to Rs 1.10 per unit and this will increase its revenue to Rs 11 billion.
In reply to a question about water shortage in Sindh, he said that he would not comment on the issue because it is a provincial subject subsequent to the 18th amendment. However, he state that he received some complaints about water theft from Hub Dam that provides water to Karachi and on the issue of illegal hydrants, a list of illegal hydrants was compiled to take up the matter with the provincial government.
When asked about Pakistan Indus Water Commission delegation's recent visit to India, Vawda stated it was successful as team visited the dam site. The minister said that after the 18th amendment super flood warning is the provincial subject while the federal government has done preparations in this regard. He said work on Mohamand Dam has been started; however, its official groundbreaking is linked to availability of the Prime Minister.