Govt acquires 86% land for Basha Dam

By Asghar Ali Mubarak

ISLAMABAD: The government has acquired around 32,139 acres of land, out of total 37,419 acres land required for the construction of Diamer Basha dam. Almost 86 per cent land for the mega project had been acquired so far.
They informed that construction work on resettlement of model village at Harpan Das was in progress and almost 95 per cent work had already been completed.
Similarly, construction of Project Colony at Thor was in progress and overall progress was 85 per cent. Construction of Right Bank Periphery Road (RBPR) was under process, they said.
Contracts for RBPR-01 and 02 had also been awarded and so far 86.50 per cent and 40 per cent respectively work has been completed.