ISLAMABAD: The incompetency and corrupt practices of officials in every public sector organization are not a new thing now for most of the people.
But still some type of corrupt practices amaze everyone leaving them to think how much they want to damage the national exchequer.
The recent mismanagement and incompetency emerge in Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) causing a staggering damage of Rs. 20 billion to the country.
The official sources reveal that various hydropower projects of up to 223 MegaWatt capacity, which were earlier estimated to be built at a cost of Rs. 26 billion, will now be built with over Rs. 46 billion due to continuous delaying tactics and incompetency.
According to sources, Alai Khwar project at Indus River with a power generation capacity of 121 MW will be built with an additional eight billion rupees. The earlier cost was Rs. 8 billion but its cost has surged to Rs. 16 billion.
“PC-1 of such projects have been changed for numerous times causing the cost of the projects to rise,” the sources further said.
Another project Dabeer Khwar project with an estimated power generation capacity of 130 MW has been completed but transmission line yet to be erected for it.
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