President to lay foundation stone of Diamir Bhasha Dam on Tuesday

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will lay the foundation stone of 14 billion dollar mega Hydel Project Diamir Bhasha Dam on Tuesday.

According to Media Reports, President will formally lay the foundation stone of Diamir Bhasha Dam that would generate 4500 MW electricity. All arrangements have been finalized in this regard.

With the construction of this dam the energy crisis which has darkened homes, closed down factories and shops, and slowed down economic activity, would be curtailed to a certain extent.

It is pertinent to mention that it took 27 long years for completion of the design of mega hydel project Diamir Basha Dam.

The project is located on Indus River, about 315 km upstream of Tarbela Dam, 165 km downstream of the Northern Area capital Gilgit and 40 km downstream of Chilas. The proposed dam would have a maximum height of 270 m, and a reservoir of about 7,500,000 acre feet (9.25×109 m3), with live storage of more than 6,400,000 acre feet (7.89×109 m3).

The dam project would cover an area of 110 km2 and extend 100 km upstream of the dam site up to Raikot Bridge on Karakoram Highway (KKH).