The ministry of special initiatives is using expensive and difficult-to-maintain technology in setting up of water filtration plants in the country despite concerns shown by the officials from the ministry of science and technology, sources told Dawn.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Monday approved the much-awaited construction of Cherrah dam which would supply drinking water to consumers in the twin cities.
Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved construction of Rs 5.3 billion Cherah Dam on Soan River to meet rising drinking water demands of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Speakers at a seminar said that India is plugging rivers sources for waging invisible aggression against Pakistan with the aim to dent the irrigated agriculture putting at risk food security. Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) organised the seminar on Water Disputes and Pak-India Relations here on Thursday.
More than one hundred licenses will be issued to national and international firms shortly by allocating of a vast area in different districts of Northern Areas for exploration of multi-billion dollars minerals including gold, copper, lead and coal besides precious stones.
Rainfall in Punjab may damage two to three percent of the standing wheat crop, reliable sources told Business Recorder here on Wednesday. They said that the area under wheat cultivation in Muzzafargarh, Bahawalpur and Rajanpur was badly affected by the current rains in the province.
Tariq Mehmood Khan, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) has said on Wednesday that 2.4 million saplings would be planted in the Federal Capital of Islamabad during the next three years under the Clean and Green Islamabad programme.
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is making utmost efforts to launch Ghazi Barotha Water Supply Project (GBWSP), as the city is currently facing shortage of 29 million gallons water per day (MGD), said CDA Chairman Tariq Mehmood Khan on Thursday.
The World Bank (WB) and Government of South Korea will be providing funds for supplying 100 million gallons water (MGW) per day to capital from Ghazi Brotha Dam. After approval of the project from Planning Commission, work will start soon. This was stated by Tariq Mehmood, chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) while inaugurating Tanker Service for Model Villages here on Thursday.
