KALA BAGH DAM IN PAKISTAN

Benefits of Making Kala Bagh Dam

1. · We believe that Kalabagh Dam is necessary to fulfill national need for more water to keep up with the growing population and industrial demands on agriculture.
2. · Kalabagh Dam would also supply cheap hydro-electric power ( Rs 3.00 per unit approx.) to the whole country.
3. The annual outflow of water into the Arabian Sea can be used to irrigate infertile lands in southern areas of Punjab and northern areas of Sindh.
4. For the prosparity of country besides Kalabagh Dam, two more large dams on the Indus, at Bhasha and Skardu/Katzarah in northern areas of Pakistan should be buitd.
5. Kalabagh site is the most favourable, compared to the other two, as unlike other two projects Kalabagh project include construction of several irrigation canals to fulfill the growing demand for agriculture in Pakistan, and that it should be built first.
6. Southern Punjab (punjabi but called Seriaki areas) Bahalwalpur and Bahawalnagar will get most of the water stored in Kalabagh Dam.
7. In the early 1960s, Pakistan had agreed to a deal with India over the royalty of rivers.
8. That had given royalty of two rivers Satlej and Biyas to India. Since then, the river Ravi, Satlej and Biyas are only used as flood release rivers by India.
9. Pakistan government was allowed and funded to build this dam only because they had agreed such deal with India.
10. Now Pakistan hasn't built the dam and has also barren-ed a large area of Punjab province by taking out three rivers
11. The Kala Dam of above 3,000 MW production can finish all the energy crisis of Pakistan.
12. Overall, it will help Pakistan to grow further as electricity produced by water is cheapest compared to all other resources.
13. Punjab has also agreed not to claim any royalty on generation of resources from Kalabagh dam.
14. Make the country Rich and peaceful.