PM Imran to lay foundation stone of Mohmand Dam soon: Vawda
- By Web Desk -
- Apr 03, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda here on Wednesday said that the contract for construction of Mohmand Dam had been awarded and added that Prime Minister Imran Khan would lay foundation stone of the project soon.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Faisal Vawda said that former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar had played a vital role for the dam and added that he must be invited in the inaugural ceremony of the dam.
He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was inherited shattered economy and mega loans. The minister said that the government was taking measures to stop water theft from Hub Dam and added that they would take action against water mafia in Sindh.
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The minister said that they resolved hydel power project issue in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and added that they would charge Rs1.10 per unit from AJK.
Vawda said that after the approval of 18th amendment, water had become a provincial subject. The minister said that he informed the provincial governments about the upcoming supper flood threat. He said that the federal government was ready and monitoring the situation of rivers.