The construction of the diamer bhasha dam being built on the indus river, and slated to be one of the highest dams in the world, is blocked due to conflicts over a tiny patch of land. Pdf this article examines the conflicts arising from the diamer bhasha. Pakistans biggest dam stymied by land dispute the third pole. The present iee only covers the prefeasibility drilling works. Kalabagh dam is among the proposed dams in pakistan since 1987. This was stated by water and power development authority wapda chairman muzammil hussain on tuesday, reported a local newspaper.
Pakistans rejection of chinas offer of aid for the diamerbhasha dam and its reported appeal to beijing to exclude the project from china pakistan economic corridor which is part of the one belt one road initiativemay be a part of strategy to showcase to the world that globally established rules are being followed for projects financed by china under obor. Diamer bhasha is a multipurpose mega dam project planned to be. After much delay diamerbhasha dam wins approval the. Prime minister nawaz sharif approved, the financing plan for the dam the diamerbasha dam, which has faced objections from india in the past. Many consultants worked on the feasibility studies of this dam and have provided much information on the merits and demerits of. Moreover this stretch of land is at the border between kohistan, in khyber pakhtunkhwa kp. The 200squarekilometer reservoir would flood 100 kilometers of the karakoram highway, and the villages and farms of over 35,000 people would disappear. What pakistans decision to pull out of a mega dam project. Hussain said chinese conditions for financing diamerbhasha. Diamerbhasha dam is a concretedfilled gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction. Water conservation water conservation and its rational management is the central theme of water strategy of the plan.
After much delay diamerbhasha dam wins approval islamabad. Feasibility study of genale gd6 hydropower project page i gd6 feaisbility report final volume 1. Cement manufacturing companies were of the view that building of dam would increase demand of. New delhi had lodged protests with both china and pakistan over the diamer bhasha dam and other chinesefunded projects in pok. The project is not likely to be completed by the year 201920, given the present status of projectrelated activities. In past 17 years, almost every head of state and the government has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the project but civil work.
The dbd was conceived back in july 2001, presented as part of wapdas water and power development authority water vision 2025. The fact that the daimer bhasha dam is being constructed in. Feasibility study using 2009 feasibility study authority, determine feasibility of raising anderson ranch dam increase water surface elevation by 6 feet. This is apropos the news report july 22 that the world bank has shown its inability to finance the diamer bhasha dam.
The feasibility study of diamer bhasha dam was started in the year 2001. This has been informed by secretary water resources shamail ahmad khawaja at a meeting of cabinet committee on cpec. Diamer basha dam project ministry of water resources. Government started its feasibility study in the year 2001, considering it as priority dawn 2006. A lobby in pakistan started to propagate its implementation instead of the kalabagh dam as the. The feasibility study proposes revitalizing the economy and improving recreation opportunities in wilkesbarre, pa. Review of feasibility study, detailed engineering designtender documentation was carried by diamer basha consultants lahmeyer.
The exact financial and logistical feasibility of this. Diamerbhasha dam gets excluded from cpec profit by. The diamerbhasha dam in gilgit baltistan was inaugurated by prime minister yusuf raza gilani on 18 october 2011. Rs442bn accord for construction of diamerbhasha dam. The project prefeasibility was carried out in 1984, feasibility in 2004 and the detailed engineering design was completed in 2008. Diamerbhasha dam is a gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the river indus in gilgitbaltistan.
Diamer bhasha dam project, gilgitbaltistan, pakistan ns energy. In 2004, the first feasibility report was prepared. Prime minister shahid khaqan abbasi on wednesday sought support of the world bank for diamer bhasha dam and said it was a critical. Chinas conditions force pakistan to drop pok dam from. Affairs dr asif saeed kirmani presented overall report about the outcome of the local bodies polls in the province and breakup of the. Recall that bhasha dam was first announced in 2006 at an initial project cost of usd 6 billion.
Diamer basha dam project usaid is supporting the government of pakistan by conducting comprehensive environmental, technical, and financial assessments to pave the way for financing and building the diamer basha dam, a large hydroelectric facility. Pm orders to start work on bhasha dam from next year. According to the reports the diamerbhasha dam is expected to provide 6. Feasibility report of small hydroelectric power plant. After completion, the project will hopefully increase national water storage capacity of pakistan from 38 days to 45 days and will also. This report was prepared by the sustainable development policy institute, islamabad.
The bhasha project has led to a major controversy as the dam is currently being debated in pakistan as a second choice or an alternative to the proposed kalabagh dam in sindh province. Pm seeks support of world bank for diamer bhasha dam samaa. Feasibility report of small hydroelectric power plant page 26 4. Diamer bhasha dam status, powerhouses, and land acquisition. The construction of rs 474 billion diamerbhasha dam would brighten the demand of cement. The financial resources for the development would be arranged locally as the international lenders.
Government approves construction of diamerbhasha dam. Click here to read about diamer bhasha dam status, powerhouses, and land acquisition. The diamerbhasha dam and reservoir would displace more than 4,200 families in nearby areas and submerge a large section of the karakoram highway to. Building of diamerbhasha dam to increase cement demand by. What pakistans decision to pull out of a mega dam project tells us about the future of cpec. Diamer basha dam project would be 272m high, roller compacted concrete rcc dam, with storage capacity of 9. Canmetenergy helps the planners and decision makers to assess the feasibility of renewable energy projects at the prefeasibility and feasibility stages. The project has since been greenlit and shelved five. Hydropower feasibility studies a general guide a feasibility study is a preliminary study undertaken to determine and document a projects viability. Wb18sitewid\docs\reports\fs\text\2014 soilfill material fs\wb 18 ou1 rev final fs report. Chinas demand of ownership rights and other strict conditions for diamerbhasha dam has forced pakistan to exclude this project from chinapakistan economic corridor cpec. Pakistans plan of constructing the bhasha dam has led to widespread protests in gilgit. Feasibility studies of two smallmedium multipurpose.
It will mostly be funded through local resources after international financial institutions and china showed reluctance to help the country build the reservoir. There is an eight kilometre stretch of land in the gandlo nala area of northern pakistan claimed by competing tribes. Diamir bhasha dam salient features diamir bhasha dam snapshot dam type roller compacted concrete rcc height of dam 272 m gross storage capacity 8. Its foundation stone was laid by the then prime minister of pakistan in 1998. The government on wednesday signed a rs442 billion contract with a joint venture of china power and frontier works organisation fwo for the construction of the diamer bhasha dam. Strategic importance of diamerbhasha dam project and its complex and critical characteristics, demand the government to accord top priority to resolving pending relatedissues. Pakistan is hopeful of producing 4,500 megawatts of electricity.
The diamerbhasha dam has been planned for years but due to many constraints it could not be started, now the government approves to start construction of diamerbhasha dam on a priority basis, the government has given the goahead to construct bhasha dam with an initial cost of rs. The bhasha dam is being opposed by people in gilgit as they fear that it would affect the social, economic and ecological. On completion of detailed design and tender documents, the construction of diamerbhasha dam the worlds highest roller compacted concrete dam will commence. Bank has shown its inability to finance the diamerbhasha dam. The bank has refused to finance the project because it is not workable. The case of diamerbhashadam in pakistan andre torre.
The project of diamer bhasha dam was included in the water vision 2025 of water and power development authority wapda, in pakistan. A separate comprehensive eia is being prepared for the entire proposed upper bagmati component of the brbip, including the implementation of the dhap dam. The cost of the reservoir portion of the dam is expected that the cost will increase by rs31 billion, the officials said. Different proximities and conflicts related to the setting. Hydropower projects usually have many factors that influence the projects viability from engineering issues through to licensing.
The project the proposed dam would have a maximum height of 270 m, and impound a reservoir of about 7,500,000 acre feet 9. Diamer basha dam in the upstream indus is a good investment to adapt to natural flow variability and climate change we simulate impacts on irrigated yields and on the hydroelectricity production 32. The project would create a 400acre seasonal lake and establish a destination for recreation and tourism. It is developed by pakistan water and power development authority wapda, as a key component of the companys water vision 2025 the 242 m 794 ft tall dam will support a 4,320 mw hydropower station, the largest in pakistan. This study is an application of retscreen to assess the feasibility of alternative formulations for niksar hepp, a small hydropower project which is under construction in turkey. The pre feasibility of the bhasha dam project was completed by canadian firm monenco in 1984. This report was prepared by the sustainable development policy institute. Diamer bhasha dam is a concretedfilled gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the river indus between kohistan district in khyber pakhtunkhwa and diamer district in gilgit baltistan, pakistan administered kashmir. Out of rs 101 billion allocation, the federal government has released rs72. The dam site is situated near a place called bhasha, hence the name which is 40km. Feasibility study report wastebeds 1 through 8 ou1. Report from a field trip october 2008 this report was prepared by the sustainable development policy institute, islamabad, pakistan for international rivers.
On completion of detailed design and tender documents, the construction of diamer bhasha dam the worlds highest roller compacted concrete dam will commence. Tens of thousands of thousandyear old rock carvings would vanish. Diamer bhasha is a flagship multipurpose mega dam on which work has already been initiated, and it will provide an additional storage capacity of 6. The president of pakistan during his national address on 17th january 2006 announced the decision to construct 5 multipurpose water storages in the country over the next 10 12 years. Pakistan rejection of chinas dam aimed at showing obor in line with global rules 12 jul, 2018, 03. Feasibility studies of two smallmedium multipurpose storage reservoirs of norera and borenga in kenya and tanzania respectively in the mara river basin norera dam in kenya, a conventional mass concrete dam, height 10 m, capacity 0. Bhasha dam delayed till 2037 the news international. Chinas conditions force pakistan to drop pok dam from cpec pakistan is struggling to raise money from international institutions such as the world bank in the face of indian opposition to the. In 1998, prime minister of pakistan, nawaz shareef, inaugurated the dam project. The dasu dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam currently under construction on the indus river near dasu in kohistan district, khyber pakhtunkhwa province, pakistan.
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