Durrani briefed NA body on 'Neelum-Jhelum only

LAHORE A spokesman of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has rejected a statement Power outages to continue till 2018, attributed to Water and Power Development AuthorityChairman Shakil Durrani, appeared in a section of press and termed it as irresponsible and misleading, says a press release. The spokesman expressed surprise that how a statement which was never uttered by Water and Power Development Authority Chairman was ascribed to him. Water and Power Development Authority Chairman briefed the Standing Committee on Water and Power of National Assembly only on Neelum-Jhelum and other water and hydropower projects, he said. The spokesman clarified that the overall power situation in the country including loadshedding falls in the ambit of the Ministry of Water & Power. He said that Wapda looks after water and hydropower projects, and it will continue to play its role in constructing dams and hydropower projects to help store water for irrigation, and increase power generation in the country. The spokesman regretted that Water and Power Development Authority Chairman was being dragged unnecessarily into a controversy.