Water level surges at Mangla, Tarbela dam

Punjab Water Council (PWC) has strongly protested over the unscheduled release of river water from the Tarbela and Mangla dams for generating electricity. Irsa is releasing 35,000 cusecs downstream the Tarbela dam and 44,000 cusecs off Mangla dam ...

ISLAMABAD - The World Bank will provide $ 840 million for the fourth extension project of Tarbela Dam, for generating 1,410 MW of electricity. In this connection, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), National Transmission & Despatch ...

LAHORE - In a significant development towards availing financial assistance amounting to $840 million provided by the World Bank for the construction of 1,410MW Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project, an agreement was signed between WAPDA, the ...

ISLAMABAD (APP): The water level in Tarbela and Mangla dams has been increasing constantly due to fast melting of snow from the glaciers on Sunday. According to Flood Forecasting Division, currently Tarbela Dam's total water level is 1550 feet; ...

LAHORE (INP): The PML-N leadership has taken strong notice of the revelation made by a former WAPDA chairman that the World Bank did not want the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and was making the project controversial. According to the ...

ISLAMABAD - The government has prepared a $12.5 billion funding programme for Diamer Bhasha Dam with resources coming from internal and external sources including the Asian Development Bank, the United States and Islamic Development Bank, seemingly ...

The construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam (DBD), which would produce 4,500MW electricity and store 8,000,000 acres feet of water has been put in jeopardy by the World Bank and the present chairman of WAPDA, who prefer Dasu dam over DBD. An official ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Flood Cell said River Kabul was in medium flood at Nowshera district, discharging 126,000 cusecs of water. According to the flood cell report, Kabul River was in medium flood at Warsak too, with water flow there being ...

ISLAMABAD - The PML-N government has taken several initiatives that would contribute to economic development of the country and enhance the overall growth. The major focus of development work has been shifted to the development of water reservoirs, ...