Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that federal government is taking all possible steps to provide basic amenities to the people and development of Balochistan. He said this while talking to Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani who called on him here on Friday in his office.
The Provincial Minister for Finance and Revenue, Asim Kurd Gillo and Adviser Ministry of Water and Power, Riaz Ahmed Khan were also present. The minister said that different water and power sector projects with special allocations have been planned in various parts of Balochistan to meet electricity and water requirements. Raja Pervez Ashraf said a rental power project of 200 MW is being set up at Quetta while the feasibility study of four dams namely Hingol, Winder, Sukleji and Naolong has been completed by Wapda.
Construction work on Hingol dam will be started soon. He said that after completion of proposed four dams, plenty of water will be available for irrigation purpose. The minister and the Chief Minister discussed the current power situation, future water and power projects and progress of import of power from Iran.
The minister also asked the Chief Minister to use his good offices for recovery of long outstanding dues from public and private sectors. The Chief Minister also discussed political, social and other matters of mutual interest for development of Balochistan with the minister.
He expressed the hope that with allocation of special funds by the federal government, the people of Balochistan will get all basic facilities. He thanked the minister for setting up of rental power projects and early construction of dams.