RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government will acquire 7,900 kanals more for Daducha dam.

Punjab government has already imposed section 4 in three tehsils to acquire 18,566 kanals for Daducha dam.

As many as 10,800 kanals fell in Tehsil Kalar Syedan, 7,000 kanal in Rawalpindi Tehsil and 200 kanal in Kahuta.

According to sources, total cost of the project is Rs6.127 billion. Punjab government allocated Rs3 billion for the construction of dam and Rs3 billion for the land acquisition.

The dam will be constructed on upstream of Soan River and all the rain water from Murree and Kahuta hills will gather in the lake at Daducha village near Sihala on Kahuta Road.

Three villages Bhun, Launa and Bhaoni will come under the dam. As many as 218 houses, seven industrial and commercial units and other areas will be affected in this project.

Published in Dawn, October 16th, 2019

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