Maria Didovets, 82, had to climb out of a window when the flood struck her home near Kyiv because she couldn’t open the door because it would have let in more water. In addition to the devastation and death caused by Russian missiles, the invasion has also caused flooding in Demydiv village after a Russian strike … Read more
LAHORE: Harnessing water resources is a key to national development, a provincial government official said. Speaking at a ceremony at the Wapda House, Federal Minister for Water Resources Chaudhry Moonis Elahi said: “The federal government is executing water and hydropower projects to improve water situation and increase the ratio of hydel electricity in the national … Read more
LAHORE: The installed capacity of Diamer-Basha Dam will be 4,500 megawatt (MW) to generate 18,100 gigawatt hour power annually, while the gross storage capacity of the project will be 8.1 million acre feet (MAF) with live storage capacity of 6.4MAF, according to an official information received on Thursday. It revealed that the Diamer-Basha Dam project … Read more
TARBELA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday performed the groundbreaking of $807 million Tarbela 5th Extension hydropower project (T-5), under the government’s “Decade of Dams 2018/28” vision. The World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are providing $390 million and $300 million, respectively, for the project to be completed by 2024. On the occasion, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was taking keen interest in water reservoirs’ projects to ensure their completion on a fast-track basis, a government official said on Thursday. In a series of tweets, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that the work on several water projects, including Diamer-Basha Dam, Dasu hydropower Dam, … Read more
NEW DELHI: A helicopter belonging to Indian army Tuesday crashed in a dam in the northern Indian state of Punjab, local media reports said. So far there are no immediate reports of any casualty in the crash. The helicopter crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam of Pathankot district. “We have received information that an army helicopter … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Friday released 296,700 cusecs of water from various rim stations with the inflow of 442,800 cusecs, according to the data released by the authority. The water level in the River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1,487.91 feet, which was 103.91 feet higher than its dead level of … Read more
Diamer Basha Dam Project, an agreement worth Rs. 442 Billion with a Joint Venture namely Power China-FWO was signed on Wednesday (May 13) for construction of diversion system, main dam, access bridge and 21 MW-Tangir Hydropower Project. Diamer Basha Dam Chief Executive Officer Amir Bashir Chaudhry and authorized representative Yang Jiandu, signed the agreement on … Read more
Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dams are vital for water, food and energy security of Pakistan and possess excellent investment opportunities for international financial institutions because of their good rate of returns. Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) stated this while talking to the delegations of Kuwait Fund for … Read more
The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA / Implementation Committee on Diamer Basha, Mohmand Dams (ICDBMD) Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd.) today presided over a meeting. They discuss various matters relating to land acquisition and resettlement, procurement and financing of both projects. ICDBMD Sub Committees on Land Acquisition, Finance and Procurement for Diamer … Read more
15 gold miners killed in Russia because of dam collapse while several got injured. According to foreign news agency dam breaks in the coldest area of Russia, Siberia 15 workers killed however many workers were also missing after the incident. According to media reports the incident occurred 16 kilometers from Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. … Read more
