The move comes after the long campaigning of the people of Diamir district to have the name of the 4500MW structure changed. On a visit to the project’s dam site, the Prime Minster also promised that those affected by Diamir-Bhasha would be compensated.
The dam should be completed in seven years at a cost of US$6.5B, and will have a storage capacity of 9Bm3.
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