Water minister inaugurates Barseen bridge, reviews Diamer Basha and Dasu
UrduPoint says the inauguration took place during a review of the two Indus projects, but the report gives no details of the bridge's location, length or cost.
The federal minister for water resources inaugurated the Barseen bridge during a review of the Diamer Basha dam and the Dasu hydropower project, UrduPoint reported on Tuesday.
According to the outlet, the inauguration took place as part of the minister's review of the two schemes. The report did not say where the bridge is located, how long it is, what it cost to build or which villages or roads it connects, and it carried no further details of the minister's visit.
UrduPoint was the only outlet carrying an account of the event available to this newspaper. No statement from the Ministry of Water Resources or the Water and Power Development Authority on the visit or on progress at either project was available.
Diamer Basha is a large storage dam under construction on the Indus in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. Dasu is a hydropower scheme being built on the same river in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Both are developed under the Water and Power Development Authority.
Access bridges and link roads in Diamer carry local traffic as well as construction material for the dam, and their condition is a recurring concern for residents of the district, who depend on them when the Karakoram Highway is blocked by landslides or snow.
Scores of workers and contractors are employed at both sites, and reviews of the projects by federal ministers have in the past been used to announce timelines and financing decisions. UrduPoint's report did not say whether any such announcement was made on this occasion, or whether the minister set a deadline for either scheme.
This newspaper could not independently confirm the details of the visit, including when it took place and who accompanied the minister.
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