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Villagers
threatened by dam cracks in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Monday January 09, 2012 07:02:00 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
A reservoir dam of a mini hydel power project built with Chinese
assistance in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has developed cracks
threatening around 70 families living near the plant.
An email from some residents of Naltar village in Gilgit-Baltistan
region said the dam has developed "four big cracks and the water
(from the river Indus) was fast gushing towards the residential
area".
"There are four visible gaps in the walls which pose a serious
threat to us," they said in the email to IANS.
Fearing that the reservoir could collapse at any time, the
residents were readying themselves to flee the place and move to
nearby villages.
They wrote that the authorities, despite the looming threat, have
maintained that there was nothing to worry about.
The hydel power project was built in 2008 when military ruler
Pervez Musharraf was at the helm in Pakistan.
A Chinese firm built the plant that generates 18 MW of electricity
in the power-starved parts of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
The power house is the single major source of electricity to the
Gilgit area.
With the assistance of Chinese firms, the government is currently
building 29 mini hydropower stations with a cumulative capacity of
40 MW in Gilgit-Baltistan, rich in water resources that can
produce an estimated 40,000 MW of electricity.
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