Reign of darkness
By News Desk
October 18, 2023
Pakistan’s tourism hub ‘Skardu’ is forever drowned in darkness; it receives electric power for only two hours. The much-touted Satpara Dam has absolutely failed to meet the area’s power needs. The never-ending water and electricity crisis in the area has pushed it back to the Stone Age. The area’s main source of water, the Shotong waterway, is not yet connected with a tunnel for the safe distribution of water for residential and commercial use. Some time back, a company had won the contract for this construction, but the contractor disappeared after taking advance payments.
Amid all this, Wapda has continued its role as a silent spectator. Around Rs13 billion has gone to waste. This issue needs to be resolved.
Shakir H Shamim
Skardu
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