PSDP allocates Rs183.2b for 87 water sector schemes
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The federal government on Friday allocated Rs183.215 billion for 87 ongoing and new schemes of Water Resources Division in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2022-23.
An amount of Rs180,015.465 million has been allocated for 74 ongoing schemes, and Rs3,200 million for 13 new projects, according to budgetary documents released on Friday.
The ongoing schemes included 13 hydel and 61 water sector projects, whereas the new projects were only 13. The allocation of ongoing hydel projects included Rs55,383 million for Dasu Hydropower Project (2,160 MW), Rs12,083 Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project (696 MW), and Rs12,000 million for Tarbela 5th Extension Hydro Power Project (1,410 MW).
Among the ongoing water sector projects, Rs20,000 million allocated for Diamer Basha Dam Project and K-4 Greater water Supply Scheme (260 MGD) each, Rs12,060 million for Mohmand Multipurpose Dam Project, Rs7,000 million for Diamer Basha Dam Project (Land Acquisition and Re-settlement), and Rs5,000 million each for Nai Gaj Dam Project Dadu (Sindh) and Kaachi Canal Project (Phase-I) Dera Bugti, Naseerabad, Bolan and Jhal Mgsi.
The major allocation for new schemes included Rs500 million for Chashma Right Bank Canal Left Cum Gravity Project and Rs300 million each for construction of five small dams, Salari-2 Dam, Rai Jo Da Dam, Shalmani Dam, Garwari Dam and Amari Dam in Kohistan, Dadu; for construction of six dams, including Densi, Kcodal, Kambowah, Khiropora and others; for construction of six smalls dams in District Zhob and Sherani, and others projects.