MOHMAND: Federal Minister for Water Resources Khursheed Ahmed Shah said here on Thursday that at least 20 per cent work on Mohmand Dam project had been completed.

Talking to mediapersons at the dam site here, he said that this project was very important for the country’s economy.

H said that four years were left in the project deadline while at present 20 per cent work on the dam had been completed. He hoped that the project would be completed according to the schedule.

The minister said that work was under way on four big dams in the country which would make the country self-sufficient in energy.

“Pakistan is an agricultural country and dams are needed for promotion of agriculture,” he said and added that completion of the dams would also help improve Pakistan’s economy.

Khursheed Shah visits dam site, reviews work

“I have been saying from day one that Imran’s government will do some conspiracy against the country,” he said.

Khursheed Shah claimed that intellectuals and scholars had been saying that Imran Khan was planted into the country’s politics. He said that the PTI government borrowed Rs22,000 billion during its three and a half years of rule.

“We are a country with the nuclear power; attempts were made to divide us before, but no one succeeded,” he said and added that they were trying to unite the country. He said that patriotic people should come forward and accept this challenge.

The minister said that the present coalition government would complete its tenure.

Construction work on the Mohmand Dam project started in May 2019. It is being built on Swat River about five kilometres upstream of Munda Headworks in Mohmand tribal district. Construction work is continuing at 14 different sites of the project.

The federal minister said that the Wapda was determined to complete Mohmand Dam by mid-2026. He said the multipurpose dam project would contribute towards water, food and energy security of Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2022