{"id":68007,"date":"2020-07-15T17:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=68007"},"modified":"2020-07-15T17:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T12:15:22","slug":"construction-work-at-diamer-bhasha-dam-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/construction-work-at-diamer-bhasha-dam-kicks-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Construction work at Diamer-Bhasha Dam&#8217;s project site kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the construction work of the Diamer-Basha Dam project; vowing to build the \u2018biggest dam in Pakistan&#8217;s history\u2019, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wapda-gb-scouts-sign-mou-diamer-bhasha-dam-project-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WAPDA, GB Scouts sign MoU for Diamer Bhasha Dam project security<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister addressed the launch ceremony of the construction work at Diamer-Bhasha Dam in Chilas and said that the project will also benefit the people living in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). He said that the dam will be his government\u2019s third-biggest dam. He further revealed that the Diamer-Basha is a natural dam and is being developed on the ideal site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premier said that the government will proceed to develop more dams on rivers and it will lessen the burden on foreign exchange and enable Pakistan to generate its own clean energy \u2013 which will also preserve the climate. He said that this project will also generate opportunities for the tourism-dependent people of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/additional-pkr-39-bn-allocated-for-construction-of-diamer-bhasha-dam.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Additional PKR 39 bn allocated for construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the PM visited the site of the dam along with the Minister for Water Resources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/work-diamer-bhasha-dam-continuing-well-despite-pandemic-vawda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faisal Vawda <\/a>and Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Assistant to the PM on Information retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa also twitted and said the Diamer-Basha Dam will generate over 16,000 employment opportunities and 4,500MW of hydel power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the construction work of the Diamer-Basha Dam project; vowing to build the \u2018biggest dam in Pakistan&#8217;s history\u2019, according to news sources. Read: WAPDA, GB Scouts sign MoU for Diamer Bhasha Dam project security The prime minister addressed the launch ceremony of the construction work at Diamer-Bhasha Dam in Chilas and said that the project will also benefit the people living in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). He said that the dam will be his government\u2019s third-biggest dam. He further revealed that the Diamer-Basha is a natural dam and is being developed on the ideal site. The premier said that the government will proceed to develop more dams on rivers and it will lessen the burden on foreign exchange and enable Pakistan to generate its own clean energy \u2013 which will also preserve the climate. He said that this project will also generate opportunities for the tourism-dependent people of the region. Read: Additional PKR 39 bn allocated for construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam Earlier, the PM visited the site of the dam along with the Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda and Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. 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