Four dams to be constructed in Quetta

Tenders have been invited for allotment of the Rs450m contract

QUETTA: Quetta irrigation department official Xen Qurban Jatoi on Monday said construction work of four dams would be launched soon in order to overcome shortage of water in Quetta at a cost of Rs450 million for which tenders have been advertised in daily newspapers.

Talking to APP, he said dam was being constructed at Kachmore with a cost of Rs250 million providing benefits to farmers of the respective areas. Construction of other dams were in pipeline in Sara Ghargai and Akhtarabad at a cost of Rs200 million.

He said provincial government was focusing construction of dams in order to reduce deficiency of water in the area and improve ground level water in respective areas of Quetta. He added that government was working to award contracts on merit through advertisements in newspapers for ensuring timely completion of dams.

Jatoi added that no compromise would be made on standard of construction.

“Special directives have been issued to relevant officers to ensure high standard of construction in schemes so that funds of the project are not wasted,” he added.

The irrigation department official said Winder Dam would be constructed with cost of Rs15 billion under supervision of federal government. The dam would irrigate 10,000 acres of land in Winder and Lasbela district, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 1^st, 2020.