Senate Panel Approves Water and Hydropower Projects for FY23
Senate Panel Approves Water and Hydropower Projects for FY23
The twenty third assembly of the Standing Committee on Water Resources was held these days inside the Parliament House, Islamabad, beneath the Chairmanship of MNA Nawab Muhammad Yousaf Talpur.
The committee become briefed approximately the proposed Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) of the Ministry of Water Resources for the financial yr 2022-2023. Secretary Ministry of Water Resources presented an outline on ongoing initiatives below PSDP 2021-22.
The chair expressed concern approximately the non-final touch of ongoing initiatives. The committee encouraged the issuance of demanded allocation for the timely final touch of ongoing initiatives.
The Ministry of Water Resources informed the committee that the closing date for the submission of proposals as according to the Budget Call letter is March 15, 2022. However, period in-between finances proposals from Water Sector and Hydropower Sector initiatives are received. The committee scrutinized the proposals in detail and authorised projects beneath PSDP 22-23.
The chair expressed extreme problem on needless put off in rehabilitation of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) gadget and directed the ministry to prepare a comprehensive briefing on LBOD for the following assembly. The committee also directed to invite the Secretary Ministry of Interior for a briefing on ‘The Security of Rawal Dam,’ inside the next meeting of the committee.
The committee deferred briefings on ‘The Islamabad Water Conservation Bill, 2021,’ briefing on Hill Torrents Management, discussion on water distribution by using IRSA, and briefing on Nai Gaj Dam for the following assembly of the committee. The committee accepted the minutes of its preceding meeting with a few amendments.
The meeting become attended by way of MNAs Ali Nawaz Awan, Dr. Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhadla, Ch. Javed Iqbal Warraich, Naureen Farooq Ibrahim, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Agha Hassan Baloch, Riaz-ul-Haq, Munawar Ali Talpur, Afreen Khan, Gul Dad Khan and Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak.
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