WAPDA plans to build Rohtas dam

Reservoir will help mitigate floods, store floodwater for agricultural use

LAHORE:

Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has decided to build Rohtas dam in a bid to effectively mitigate floods and store floodwater for its use in agriculture.

In a meeting presided over by Wapda Chairman Lieutenant General (Retd) Muzammil Hussain, the authority revealed that it had been evaluating the possibility of constructing the project more vigorously.

Highlighting the need for construction of dams, the chairman said Rohtas dam, like other water reservoirs, would play a pivotal role in saving the country from devastating floods and conserving floodwater to bring additional land under plantations.

He directed the officers concerned to take up the project on priority and complete studies and other allied tasks in the shortest possible time.

Hussain also highlighted the multi-pronged strategy of Wapda aimed at harnessing water resources under which work on several under-construction projects was progressing well. These included Mohmand dam, Diamer-Bhasha dam, Kurram Tangi dam (stage-I) and Dasu Hydropower Project (stage-I).

Moreover, Rohtas dam site was identified across Kahan River, a tributary of Jhelum River, near Rohtas Fort about 7.5 km south of Dina Town in Jhelum District.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 22^nd, 2020.

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