Govt releases Rs 102,448.366 mln for water projects in FY 2019-20.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has released a sum of Rs 102,448.366 million for various water resource projects under annual Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for fiscal year 2019-20.

According to the data of Planning Commission, an amount of Rs118,627.359 million was allocated for various water resource sectors in the FY-2019-20 and out of total allocation Rs 102,448.366 million has been released.

A sum of Rs 39,088.007 million has been released for Diamer Basha Dam (Dam part), Rs 20,212 million for Diamer Basha dam (Land Acquisition and Resettlement), Rs 1320.960 million for Kachhi Canal Project Dera Bughti, Rs1,321.780 million Lower Indus Right Bank Irrigation and Drainage Project (RBOD-1) and Rs 2,700 million for construction of 100 dams in Balochistan.

Similarly, an amount of Rs8,510 million has been released for Mohmand Dam (Dam Part), Rs1500 million for Balochistan Effluent Disposal into (RBOD-I, RBOD-III), Jafarabad, Rs 1,775 million for construction of Basool Dam (Ormara), Rs201.20 million for construction of Khazeena Dam Zamri, Rs 1,100 million for...