{"id":160728,"date":"2020-07-15T20:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=160728"},"modified":"2020-07-15T21:09:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T16:09:25","slug":"pm-kicks-off-mega-construction-work-at-diamer-bhasha-dam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2020\/07\/pm-kicks-off-mega-construction-work-at-diamer-bhasha-dam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PM kicks off mega construction work at Diamer-Bhasha Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-160728-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Replacement-PM-at-Chalas-Jalsa.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Replacement-PM-at-Chalas-Jalsa.mp4\">https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Replacement-PM-at-Chalas-Jalsa.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Jul 15 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday kicked off the mega construction work at Diamer-Bhasha<\/p>\n<p>Dam at River Indus near Chilas, that will produce 4,500 inexpensive and green hydel power.The 272-metre high, having capacity of 6.4 million acre feet water reservoir, will be the country\u2019s \u00a0third big dam after Tarbela and Mangla dams.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Imran Khan termed the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam a \u201cwindow of \u00a0development and opportunities for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiamer-Bhasha Dam will change the fate of locals and bring immense development in the area,\u201d \u00a0the prime minster said while addressing a public rally, after he commenced the mega construction \u00a0work of the dam. Imran Khan said Pakistan was blessed with natural water resources with steep land gradients to \u00a0generate fast flow, required for producing less expensive electricity. He regretted that previous governments ignored construction of dams and instead opted for fuel \u00a0modes for electricity generation.<\/p>\n<p>He said producing electricity through imported fuel and furnace oil, resulted in high current account \u00a0deficit that took the economy to downward trend, currency devaluation, inflation, poverty and \u00a0de-industrialization.<\/p>\n<p>He said due to such poor policies of previous tenures, his government inherited a huge US dollar<\/p>\n<p>20 billion current account deficit. Imran Khan said only those nations thrived that invested in human resource by focusing on \u00a0education, health and justice.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the example of China\u2019s success based on long-term plans to attain a stable place in the \u00a0comity of nations. He said more dams would be built in the country at regular intervals to meet the requirements of future. The prime minister also mentioned his plantation campaign aimed at reducing the risks of climate change as the country falls in list of 10 most vulnerable.He said the northern areas including Chilas depended on tourism which was greatly impacted by the \u00a0current coronavirus\u00a0 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He asked the Chief Commissioner to allow tourists with standard operating procedures (SOPs), \u00a0to be recommended by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).<\/p>\n<p>He expressed the confidence that people of Chilas would not lag behind in development as the \u00a0Diamer-Bhasha Dam project would create job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>He said construction of a cadet college in Chilas was also underway, which would provide best education facilities to local students.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed satisfaction over the fact that electricity was being provided free of cost to the \u00a0locals.\u00a0 Imran Khan said increase in budget for Gilgit-Baltistan was aimed at uplifting its residents and \u00a0to improve their living standards.<\/p>\n<p>He said other neglected parts of the country including erstwhile tribal areas and Balochistan were being given unprecedented funds to bring them into journey of mainstream development.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the prime minister was given a briefing at the dams site, which was also attended by Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda and Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and \u00a0Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur.<\/p>\n<p>Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director General Inter Services \u00a0Intelligence Lt General Faiz Hameed were present.<\/p>\n<p>About the project, Prime Minister\u2019s Special Assistant on Information Gen \u00ae Asim Saleem \u00a0Bajwa in a tweet termed the mobilisation for Diamer-Bhasha Dam as \u201chistoric milestone\u201d.\u00a0 He said the 6.4 MAF (million acre feet) water reservoir would add 1.2 million acres for \u00a0agriculture and generate 4,500 mega watt cheaper and greener hydel power.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that the project would boost sectors of steel, cement and construction besides creating 16,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>VNS islamabad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jul 15 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday kicked off the mega construction work at Diamer-Bhasha Dam at River Indus near Chilas, that will produce 4,500 inexpensive and green hydel power.The 272-metre high, having capacity of 6.4 million acre feet water reservoir, will be the country\u2019s \u00a0third big dam after Tarbela and Mangla dams. 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