Summary He made this disclosure a briefing on construction of dams at Supreme Court of Pakistan.
(Dunya News) - The citizens of twin cities are being supplied contaminated drinking water, Wapda Chief Muzammil Hussain informed Supreme Court judges on Tuesday.
He made this disclosure a briefing on construction of dams at Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, during the meeting, remarked the nation is ready for construction of dams and in this regard it has donated Rs1 billion. He wishes to collect Rs474 billion, the chief justice said.
The chief justice was chairing a committee meeting in connection with construction of Mohmand and Diamer Bhasha dams.
The committee meeting was also attended by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar.
Giving briefing, Wapda Chairman Muzammil Hussain said the country is passing through a serious water crisis, adding that the drinking water being supplied to the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad is not drinkable.
He said that the residents in Islamabad and Rawalpindi were being supplied contaminated water. He informed the meeting that Mangla and Terbala were two biggest dams in the world at the time of their construction.
The Wapda chief said consensus could never be built on construction of water reservoirs in the country. The shift from hydroelectric power to coil energy was a biggest mistake.
The chief justice remarked why Wapda doesn’t make recoveries from defaulters, adding that power defaulters have to pay Rs1000 billion to Wapda. The chief justice asked the Wapda chief to start recoveries from defaulters and the courts are with him. No delay will be tolerated in the construction of dams.
The chief justice remarked all Supreme Court judges are monitoring judges over the matter pertaining to the construction of dams. Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked the nation should have informed that the court will not allow misuse of dams’ fund.
The Wapda chief informed the top court that Diamer Bhasha Dam will completely be operational in nine years whereas Mohmand Dam in five years.
