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ISLAMABAD:Minister for Water Resources Dr Musadik Malik on Wednesday expressed displeasure over inordinate delay in completion of Kachhi Canal Project.
Chairing a high level meeting on Kachhi Canal Project, the minister directed the concern quarters to expedite work on the project, said a statement issued here.
He said that the projects faced delay in name of procedural process. However, he said that now the project would not remain in mere papers.
During the briefing, the minister inquired about approval of revised PC-1 of the project from the Planning Commission of Pakistan.
Provincial Irrigation minister Sadiq Imrani informed the meeting that Balochistan was getting less water. The province suffered billion of rupees loss due to provision of less water, he said and asked for taking action in this regard.
He also urged for appointing WAPDA as third party for addressing this issue.
Participating in the meeting through video link, Chief Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti said that an agreed formula was devised for provision of water during a meeting held in the President House which should be implemented.
Dr Musadik Malik said that they would make all out efforts to sort out this issue. This meeting would be the first step for confidence building, he added.
In the meeting, it was decided to set up a committee, comprising all stakeholders under the chairmanship of Secretary Water Resources.Minister of Irrigation Sindh also participated in the meeting.