Tag: #Dam
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President in Gilgit to Review COVID-19 Situation and Dam Construction
The President is in Gilgit to review the COVID19 situation and dam construction.
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Building dams will leave positive impact on agriculture sector: Fakhar Imam
Islamabad July 17 (Online): Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has said water is an important ingredient to enhance agriculture growth and meeting this requirement the government has started building dames in the country. Syed Fakhar Imam said there is a plan to provide quality seeds to the farmers in order…
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PM Khan to inspect construction work of Diamer Bhasha Dam project today
According to Baaghi TV, Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Diamer Bhasha Dam site today. Chairman CPEC Authority Asim Saleem Bajwa will also accompany Prime Minister Imran Khan. A briefing and special documentary on Diamer Bhasha Dam project will also be shown to the Prime Minister. The mega project will generate four and a half…
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WAPDA Provides 37.4 Billion Units To National Grid In FY-2019-20
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP): The outgoing year 2019-20 proved to be a historic for hydel power generation in Pakistan, as WAPDA provided highest ever number of hydel electricity, 37.4 billion units to the national grid. Previous record of hydel generation in a fiscal year was 33.15 billion units that was set way back in 2015-16, said…
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan set January goal on controversial Nile dam
Washington, Nov 7 (AFP/APP): Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Wednesday set a January 15 target for resolving an intensifying feud over a massive dam being constructed on Africa’s Nile River, which has raised fears of conflict over scarce water. US President Donald Trump agreed to mediate among the three nations in Washington at the request…
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Egypt accepts US invite to meet on Nile dam dispute
Cairo, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): Egypt has accepted a US invitation for a meeting with Sudan and Ethiopia over a protracted Nile dam dispute, the foreign ministry said. The meeting, to be held in Washington, would bring together foreign ministers from the three Nile basin countries to try to break the stalemate in talks on Ethiopia’s…
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Ambitious plan afoot to store additional 10 MAF water by 2030
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP):The government has embarked upon an ambitious plan to store additional 10 million acre feet of water by 2030 in order to enhance country’s water storage capacity. Sources told APP here that over 7.1 MAF water would be stored through construction of Diamer Basha and Mohmand dams while remaining would be met…
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15 die in dam collapse at Siberian gold mine
Moscow, Oct 19 (AFP/APP): Fifteen people were killed and another 13 missing after an illegally built dam collapsed at a gold mine in a remote Siberian settlement on Saturday, in the latest deadly accident to hit Russia. The dam on the Seiba River in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk burst and flooded several cabins where…