{"id":95554,"date":"2023-11-21T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=95554"},"modified":"2023-11-21T16:48:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:48:38","slug":"daducha-dam-construction-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/daducha-dam-construction-resumes.html","title":{"rendered":"P&amp;D greenlights construction of Daducha Dam after 2-yrs&#8217; delay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rawalpindi: The Punjab Planning and Development Department (P&amp;D) approves Daducha Dam\u2019s construction to resume after a hiatus of over two years, as stated by a news source on November 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/daducha-dam-construction-resumes-soon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daducha Dam\u2019s construction to resume soon at increased cost<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details, the P&amp;D\u2019s approval to adjust the project cost from PKR 6.4 billion to PKR 12.7 billion has led the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to take charge of the construction, aiming for completion within the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha explained that the decision to revise the project cost was prompted by increased prices of construction materials and land, resulting in a shift from PKR 1.550 billion to PKR 3.992 billion. He highlighted the Supreme Court\u2019s directive to compensate landowners at market rates, contributing to the overall cost adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/development-work-daducha-dam-resumes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Development work on Daducha Dam resumes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategically positioned upstream of the Soan River, the Daducha Dam aims to collect rainwater from Murree and Kahuta hills, creating a reservoir at Daducha village near Sihala on Kahuta Road. Anticipated to provide 35 million gallons of daily (MGD) water to Rawalpindi upon completion, the dam is envisioned as a key solution to the city&#8217;s water scarcity issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The Punjab Planning and Development Department (P&amp;D) approves Daducha Dam\u2019s construction to resume after a hiatus of over two years, as stated by a news source on November 20. Read: Daducha Dam\u2019s construction to resume soon at increased cost As per the details, the P&amp;D\u2019s approval to adjust the project cost from PKR 6.4 billion to PKR 12.7 billion has led the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to take charge of the construction, aiming for completion within the next two years. Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha explained that the decision to revise the project cost was prompted by increased prices of construction materials and land, resulting in a shift from PKR 1.550 billion to PKR 3.992 billion. He highlighted the Supreme Court\u2019s directive to compensate landowners at market rates, contributing to the overall cost adjustment. Read: Development work on Daducha Dam resumes Strategically positioned upstream of the Soan River, the Daducha Dam aims to collect rainwater from Murree and Kahuta hills, creating a reservoir at Daducha village near Sihala on Kahuta Road. Anticipated to provide 35 million gallons of daily (MGD) water to Rawalpindi upon completion, the dam is envisioned as a key solution to the city&#8217;s water scarcity issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":65246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[44940,57642],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95554","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-daducha-dam-construction-updates","9":"tag-daducha-dam-news","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Daducha Dam Construction Resumes - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"P&amp;D gives the green light for the resumption of Daducha Dam&#039;s construction in Rawalpindi, marking the end of a two-year hiatus.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/daducha-dam-construction-resumes.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daducha Dam Construction Resumes - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"P&amp;D gives the green light for the resumption of Daducha Dam&#039;s construction in Rawalpindi, marking the end of a two-year hiatus.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/daducha-dam-construction-resumes.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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