The Water Resources Division has presented the Kachhi Canal Project to the Central Development Working Party (CDWP). The project will irrigate millions of acres of land in district Dera Bugti, Balochistan. It would also boost the agricultural production in the area and provide clean drinking water to the local community.
Keeping in mind the technical aspects of the Kachhi Canal Project, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar constituted a committee for having detailed review of the project, which will submit its report within 15 days. The project is worth Rs 25.73 billion and will help in increasing water security for the community.
The Water Resource Division presented another project ‘Review of Feasibility study and detailed design of Burj Aziz Khan Dam Project, Pishin Lora, worth Rs 67.407 million,’ which was approved in the meeting. The dam envisages the short reservoir water of 23 MGD and the project will supply 21 MGD drinking water to Quetta city.
