Rawalpindi: The Government of Punjab, on instructions of the Supreme Court, has initiated the process that will lead to construction work on the Daducha Dam, according to a news source. The project is estimated to cost PKR 7 billion and will overcome the water shortage in Rawalpindi.
The Project Concept-I has already been approved by the Rawalpindi Commissioner Nadeem Afzal Chaudhary, and was forwarded to the Planning Commission on November 30. The Planning Commission will issue a final approval for the construction of Daducha Dam.
The dam will supply 24 million gallons of water to the city on a daily basis and will also help refill the underground water table in the city, which has dropped to alarming extent due to the installation of tube wells.
The project was proposed back in 2001 by the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA). However, development work could not be initiated at that time.
