Lahore: The Iran-Pak Federation of Culture and Trade President Khwaja Habib ur Rehman has stated that dams are indispensable for development and survival of the country, according to a news report. He said that if dams are not immediately built, the country will turn barren.<\/p>\n
He further said that differences exist on Kalabagh Dam, but they need to be resolved. He stated that the new government should announce that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would have first right to electricity produced by Kalabagh Dam, Balochistan would have the second priority, and Sindh the third property. He said that the price of electricity from the dam should be fixed at PKR 7 per unit. He said that once people know of the benefits of the dam, the public opinion would become favourable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lahore: The Iran-Pak Federation of Culture and Trade President Khwaja Habib ur Rehman has stated that dams are indispensable for development and survival of the country, according to a news report. He said that if dams are not immediately built, the country will turn barren. He further said that differences exist on Kalabagh Dam, but they need to be resolved. He stated that the new government should announce that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would have first right to electricity produced by Kalabagh Dam, Balochistan would have the second priority, and Sindh the third property. He said that the price of electricity from the dam should be fixed at PKR 7 per unit. He said that once people know of the benefits of the dam, the public opinion would become favourable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":27360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7924],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-importance-of-dams-in-pakistan"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n