Observer Report
Karachi
The federal government has approved the deployment of 120 contingents of the Pakistan Army in Diamer district by December this year for the security of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project.
The federal cabinet granted the approval through a circular on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The interior department of Gilgit-Baltistan had requested the deployment of troops under Article 245 of the Constitution.
According to sources, threats were received during the acquisition of land for the construction of the dam.
The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority had recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts for setting up a G-B Scouts Wing for the security of the project.
It was inked by Wapda General Manager Brig (retd) Shoaib Taqi and G-B Scouts Director General Brig Zia-ur-Rehman on behalf of their organisations.
As the dam is being constructed in a remote area, adequate security measures are of immense importance for the smooth and timely completion of the project.
The multi-purpose Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being constructed on Indus River, 40 kilometres downstream of Chilas town.
