Govt to form technical body to plan Ghazi Barotha project.

Byline: Aamir Yasin

RAWALPINDI -- The federal government will form a technical committee to look into the ways water can be brought from Ghazi Barotha to meet the needs of Rawalpindi and Islamabad until 2050.

The committee will decide whether the project will be launched on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis or through a public-private partnership, as the government does not have the money to launch the project itself.

The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) have finalised the members of the committee, which will meet next week.

On Friday, the committee met with former finance minister Asad Umar - who heads the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance - in the chair. The meeting was also attended by Special...