PC-1: Khazeena dam to be ready in 2020 

The primary objective of the dam was to provide water to irrigate cultivable command area of 4,800 acres


APP December 27, 2018
The primary objective of the dam was to provide water to irrigate cultivable command area of 4,800 acres. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: Khazeena Dam, being constructed at a cost of Rs288.68 million, is scheduled to be completed by April 24, 2020 as per the approved PC-1 of the project, an official of the Water Division told APP on Wednesday. He said the Khazeena dam was being constructed on the Loe Lahara River of Solan Dargi, Musakhel district with storage capacity of 4,000 acre feet. The primary objective of the dam was to provide water to irrigate cultivable command area of 4,800 acres, besides flood protection of the downstream area and ensuring water supply to lower riparian areas nearby Musakhel town, he said, adding the government of Balochistan had awarded a tender for a 10-kilometre road from Musakhel town to Khazeena Dam. The site had been selected by field staff of the Irrigation Department, Government of Balochistan, he added.  

Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2018.

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