Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has asked the executive engineer of the Small Dams Organisation to submit a report on the stalled Chirah Dam project, a news source reported. CDA had paid PKR 851.8 million to the Small Dams Organisation for the project.
Approved in 2009, the Chirah Dam project is a joint venture by the Punjab government and the CDA. The dam was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council at an estimated cost of PKR 5.3 billion and was to be completed by 2013, according to the PC-I. The cost was to be shared by the Punjab government and the CDA. However, it has not been completed so far.
The dam is to be built on Soan River near Chirah village, with a capacity to supply the twin cities with 15 million gallons of water a day (MGD). The water is to be divided between both cities equally. The dam could help the twin cities overcome its water crisis.
