ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday visited Diamer-Bhasha Dam site to review its construction.
Chairman WAPDA retired Lt. General Muzammil Hussain briefed the Prime Minister on the ongoing construction work. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a vital project for power generation, water storage, creating job opportunities and further strengthening economy. The Prime Minister reviewed the ongoing work on the dam and talked to the workers. He asked the Chief Secretary and Chairman WAPDA to finalize proposal for 300-bed hospital within one week.
The Prime Minister asked the team to expedite work to complete this project till 2026 instead of 2029. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction on the pace and standard of the construction work and said that it will expedite economic activities in the whole area. The prime minister was accompanied by members of the National Assembly (NA) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Khawaja Asif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, Members of National Assembly (MNA).