Karachi: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) signed an agreement worth Rs 776.3 million to joint venture for consultancy services for Stage-II of Kurram Tangi Dam Project. Joint venture comprises four firms, one from Turkiye and three from Pakistan with DOLSAR as lead firm.

Contract comprises consultancy services for detailed engineering design, preparation of updated PC-I, PC-I for land acquisition and resettlement plan and project tender documents. Duration of consultancy contract is 22 months. Asian Development Bank is providing financial assistance for consultancy services of Stage-II.

Chief Engineer and Project Director Kurram Tangi Dam Muhammad Shafiq Bhettani and International Projects Coordinator of DOLSAR Cem Aker signed contract. Member (Power) WAPDA Jamil Akhtar, Advisor (Projects) WAPDA, GM (Projects) North, GM (Coordination, Monitoring) Water, GM (Central Contract Cell), GM (Central Design Office) and GM (Hydro Resource Management) attended.

Stage-II of Kurram Tangi Dam Project is proposed to be constructed on Kurram River in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 14 Km upstream of Kurram Garhi Headworks and 32 Km North of Bannu City. Stage-II will have gross water storage capacity of 1.2 million acre feet and installed power generation capacity of 65 megawatt. Project will irrigate 38,000 acres of new land and supplement 278,000 acres of existing land.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 02 2023

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