SPINWAM, North Waziristan, (MILLAT/APP): Prime Minister
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday performed the groundbreaking
of Kurram Tangi Dam, located in the North Waziristan Agency
of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
The Prime Minsiter arrived here on a day-long visit
to launch the project, which will have a gross water storage
capacity of 1.2 million acre feet (MAF) in addition to generating
83.4 mega watt (MW) low-cost and environment-friendly hydel
electricity.
The project will be implemented in two stages. Stage-I
of the project will be completed in about three years. The
project is a significant development towards water and energy
security in the country.
The Kurram Tangi Dam is a significant project for the
country as it will provide water for irrigated agriculture
in North Waziristan Agency and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, mitigate
floods and generate hydel electricity.
The project will not only help cope with increasing
requirements of water and electricity in the country but
also usher in an area of socio-economic development in
the far-flung and backward areas of North Waziristan
Agency and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.