Staff Reporter
Karachi
Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda on Friday said that the money which had been
deposited in the Dam Fund was being supervised and monitored by the Supreme Court of Pakistan and it is not in our access.
He said this while responding a question in a media talk outside the CM’s House here after a meeting with the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the Sindh Chief Minister House. Faisal Vawda said that whatever the amount is in Dam fund Rs10 or Rs 11 billion, it was not being used by us and these deposits are “Amanat” of the people which was being supervised by the Supreme Court.
He said that the Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a concept “Sindh Barrage” with a view to resolve the problems of water shortage in Sindh, especially in the big cities like Karachi and Hyderabad. Sharing details of the proposed project of Sindh Barrage,the Federal Minister said that according to a rough estimate the project of “Sindh Barrage” would cost around Rs 100 billion or Rs 125 billion and its feasibility report would be prepared in next one year while its payback time is next 4-years-and-six-months period.
He said that the Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to execute the development projects in all areas of the country without any discrimination. He said that he has met with the CM Sindh and his team to take them into confidence on the project and it is very good that Syed Murad Ali Shah has highly appreciated the concept of Sindh Barrage.
