ISLAMABAD – The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has announced that all its employees will donate money from their salaries to the Diamer-Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund, in a generous attempt to join other state institutions contributing for construction of new water reservoirs.
All officers of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) will donate their two-day salary, while officials from BPS 1-16 will contribute one-day salary to the Diamer-Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund, the authority announced following a top-level meeting, presided over by chairman Lt Gen (r) Muzammil Hussain, on Tuesday.
Wapda, which has more than 17,500 employees, also hopes that these two dams will increase the country’s water storage capacity, in turn, enabling the rising demand for water to be met.
The donation will go to an account, opened by the Ministry of Finance, under the title of “DIAMER-BHASHA AND MOHMAND DAM FUND –2018” (Account No.03-593-299999-001-4 and IBN No.PK06SBPP0035932999990014).
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/sc-orders-to-immediately-construct-bhasha-and-mohmand-dam/
Last week, the Supreme Court had observed that water resources were crucial for survival and directed the authorities to take immediate and effective measures to build two dams — 4,500MW Diamer-Bhasha and 700MW Mohmand.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar appealed to the general public, including Pakistanis residing abroad, to donate for the cause, and also contributed Rs1 million to the account. His donation was the first contribution to the said account, according to a press release on the Supreme Court’s website.
Last week, officers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government announced to contribute their three-day salary to the fund for the dams’ construction.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/kp-govt-officers-donate-for-diamer-bhasha-mohmand-dam-fund/
Punjab’s caretaker Chief Minister Hasan Askari also wrote a cheque of Rs0.5million for the fund. “The construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam is extremely important for Pakistan,” he said, adding that the nation should actively participate in raising funds for the construction of the dam.
Officers of the Pakistan armed forces will also contribute to the fund, according to Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor.
https://twitter.com/OfficialDGISPR/status/1016284789320675328
“Pakistan Armed Forces contributing to Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dam Fund. Officers of Pak Army, Navy and Air Force will contribute their two days’ pay while soldiers one day’s pay to the announced fund for this national cause,” tweeted Major General Asif Ghafoor.
On Saturday, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) management requested its staff to donate to funds for the construction of dams.
Payments in the fund will be received at all branches of the State Bank of Pakistan, all treasuries and branches of the National Bank of Pakistan and all other scheduled banks.
