Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The government has acquired nearly 32,139 acres of land, out of the total 37,419 acres required for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam, it emerged on Friday. The construction work on resettlement of the model village at Harpan Das was in progress, and almost 95% of the work is complete. The construction of Right Bank Periphery Road is in progress, sources said.
The contracts for RBPR-01 and 02 have also been awarded, with 86.5% and 40% work, respectively completed on the projects. The procurement of contractors for RBPR-03 and 04 is in progress, while the 3.6 megawatts Thor Hydropower Project has been operational from June 26, 2019, and electricity is being supplied to locals as a goodwill gesture till the commencement of work on the main dam.
