Rs 47,192m allocated for 78 water sector projects

The government has allocated Rs 47,192.3 million for the water and power sector in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2012-13 for 78 ongoing and new projects. According to the budgetary documents released on Friday, the government has specified Rs 6,000 million for raising of Mangla Dam, Rs 2,400 million each for Kacchi Canal (Phase-1) and extension of Right Bank Outfall Drain, Rs 2,000 million for Rainee Canal (Phase-1), Rs 500 million for Kurrum Tangi Dam and Rs 2,000 million for Nai Gaj Dam in the PSDP for 2012-13. Similarly, Rs 700 million has been earmarked for the construction of 100 small dams in Balochistan, Rs 300 million for Satpara Dam, Rs 1,500 million for Naulong Storage Dam, Rs 1,800 million for Gomal Zam Dam, Rs 1,590 million for construction of small storage dams in Sindh, and Rs 2,000 million for Darwat Dam.

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