Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

subjected to local scrutiny by best minds; taking their expert
prescriptions as gospel truth is hazardous. This was also seen in
case of Tarbela Dam saved after remodelling by Pakistani
engineers, way back in 1976.
c) There is also a need to assess adequacy or otherwise of the
transfer of technology under foreign funded projects other than
addition to the transport fleet. This Commission also feels that
observance of official tenures and periodical training for upgrading
the skills of the para-technical and supervisory staff must be taken
as integral part of personnel management and promotions/
demotions. This would help ward off the unintended consequences
of the practice of reshuffling officials in pre-flood season, close to
floods or inviting allegations of motives etc.
d) The effort to plug LGB breach in Jinnah Barrage, immediately with
the efforts of Maple Leaf Cement Factory that responded to the
Punjab Government’s call was commendable example of public-
private cooperation.
e) As regards Sindh, it needs to be noted that unlike the rivers in KP
and the Indus in northern reaches of the Punjab where it passes
through deep banks and gorges, as it enters D.G Khan downstream
Taunsa on the right bank, it flows on the ridge and adjoining towns
and areas are vulnerable to rise in its levels, except for a few
stretches near white desert in Sindh. Hundreds of kilometres of
protective bunds have been designed and constructed to regulate
and contain the river flows to the three main barrages at Guddu
(1.2 million cusecs), Sukkur (1.1 million cusecs) and Kotri (1.0
million cusecs) besides Jinnah and Taunsa in the Punjab and
Bhong Bund on the boundary of the two provinces, near Kashmore.
The Sindh officials consistently denied any SOPs that authorize
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