Islamabad: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Energy and Power Department, Irrigation Department, Public Health Engineering Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) for the construction of a dam for Nashpa Greater Water Supply Scheme (NGWSS) in Karak district, according to a news story published on April 29.
As per the details, the people of Nashpa Block have been facing a shortage of drinking water. There is no groundwater potential to set up tube wells or deep wells, nor the area has any perennial spring to develop a water supply scheme. To provide safe drinking water to the 11 villages of Nashpa, it was decided to construct a dam where the gravity flow could be maintained.
Reportedly, the project site of the proposed Nashpa Dam is situated 24-kilometre northeast of Karak city. It was disclosed that the OGDCL is providing drinking water via bowsers to meet the daily requirement of the locals, at the total cost of PKR 16.63 million per year. The KP government will soon submit the final project feasibility, execution timelines, and cost estimation for approval from OGDCL.
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