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crucial role in the water & power sector and was the sole institution of the government of Pakistan for generation, transmission and distribution of power; Irrigation, water supply and drainage; Prevention of waterlogging and reclamation of waterlogged and saline lands; and Flood control. But after 2007 WAPDA’s mandate now is the development of water and hydropower resources in an efficient manner.
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There is a 260 Bedded WAPDA Teaching Hospital Complex at Lahore providing medical services to those in need. Additionally, there are 50 bedded hospitals at Tarbela, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Multan, Quetta & Guddu and 20 bedded hospital at Mangla and Sukkur which are fully
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Before the disbundling of its power wing WAPDA was the principal agency of Pakistan for the development of its water resources and electric power network. During its prime WAPDA was the biggest state institution of the civil government of Pakistan. Since its inception in 1958 WAPDA has played a
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WAPDA has formulated a comprehensive $ 25–33 billion National Water Resource and Hydropower Development Programme, entitled Water Vision 2025. The Water Vision 2025 projects are expected to generate 16,000 MW of
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Water Vision 2025 consists of three phases. Phase I was expected to start in 1993 but was delayed. The priority of water sector projects under Phase I of Water Vision 2025 are
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Canals phase I (Sindh). The total cost of these Phase I projects will be $ 2.467 billion with a construction period of five years. Under Phase II,
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Dam (Punjab), phase II of Thar/Rainee Canals, Gajnai and Sehwan Barrage (Sindh) will be completed in 3–6 years, except
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WAPDA was established by an act of parliament in 1958 to unify the maintenance of
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functional and proving in-house services in all major clinical disciplines.
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The Nation (newspaper), Published 24 September 2008, Retrieved 20 June 2021
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For the successor of WAPDA in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), see
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agencies. Its Chairmen included outstanding civil servants like
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and Khadji Dam will be completed and under phase IV
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Water & Power Development Authority
Bangladesh Power Development Board


WAPDA House
Lahore
Power
Hydrology
Federal Government of Pakistan
WAPDA House
Lahore
Pakistan
Lt Gen
Chairman
Ministry of Energy
www.wapda.gov.pk
Urdu
government
public utility
hydropower
water
Pakistan
thermal power
Tarbela
Mangla
Lahore
List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
infrastructure
provincial
Ghulam Ishaq Khan

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