Progress on acquiring land for dams reviewed

ISLAMABAD: An implementation committee on Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams, constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, met on Thursday to review progress on land acquisition and resettlement of locals from project sites. The committee met at the request of the sub-committee on land acquisition and resettlement relating to Diamer Bhasha Dam. Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Engineer Lt Gen (Retd) Sajjad Ghani, who is also chairman of the implementation committee, presided over the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, the Wapda chief acknowledged the progress made by the sub-committee on tasks assigned to it by the implementation body in its previous meeting. He expressed hope that the administration of Gilgit-Baltistan would soon finalise a strategy to proceed further to resolve the remaining cases of households.