Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Khanpur Dam project RCB seeks additional Rs200m from govt

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has sought an additional Rs200 million from federal government to complete Khanpur Dam Water Supply Project (KDWSP) by end of June 2012, fearing that the project cost will increase if it did not complete within current fiscal year. The RCB senior official told FTNews on Monday that the government had allocated Rs150 million for 2011-12 which was not enough to complete the project aimed at providing potable water in cantonment area. He said that the government released Rs30 million after every three months to the cantonment board for the project but it had submitted a request to Secretary Defence to give recommendation to the government to increase three-month installment from Rs30...