Officials review security arrangements at power project

MANSEHRA: The special police force deployed at the under-construction Balakot hydropower project has been utilising high-tech surveillance drones to ensure the security of Chinese nationals.

“This energy project is being executed in the mountainous parts of Balakot. To ensure the foolproof security of Chinese engineers and workers, we have also been using high-tech drones to monitor the sites and ensure that no unauthorised individuals approach the working areas or residential camps and working sites,” District Police Officer (DPO) Shafiullah Khan Gandapur told reporters during his visit to the dam on Thursday.

Deputy Commissioner Khalid Iqbal and DPO Gandapur visited the work sites, residential camps, and under-construction tunnels of the 300-megawatts Balakot Hydropower project and met with Chinese officials. They also held a meeting with army officers to discuss various measures to ensure foolproof security for the workers.