Committee formed to examine dam proposal.

Byline: Amjad Mahmood

LAHORE -- The Punjab cabinet on Friday formed a committee to examine the proposal for constructing a dam on the Ling river in Rawalpindi district, whereas it also discussed the proposed amendment to the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Act 1992.

The Supreme Court has reportedly directed the government to consider building the Dadhocha Dam on Ling river close to Sihala for the provision of water to the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Irrigation Minister Mohsin Leghari says he had raised the issue with Chief Minister Usman Buzdar who agreed to the proposal and put it before the cabinet for approval.

He says the cabinet meeting formed a committee comprising Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja, Public Health Engineering Minister Mian Mahmoodur Rashid and him (Mr Leghari) to examine the suggestion threadbare before taking a final decision.

He says that terms of reference of the panel will be framed in its meeting to be convened soon.

However, officials of the Cabinet Wing say that as the apex court has so far issued only verbal instructions on the reservoir issue, they will wait for a written notification of it before giving a formal shape to the...