Power channel of local Hydro power house under threat of encroachment.
CHITRAL: The Power channel of local Hydro Power station fears to be occupied by encroachment by local people. The water channel having the length of 4 kilometers was designed for 200 cusecs water for local power house in 1974 hence it is fearing that it would be not able for required water due to encroachment by local people at so many places as well as by one government and one non government organization. Its both banks are occupying by local people and it is narrowing as a result required water can not flow in this channel. The power channel is in great thread of encroachments. A poly technical institution is under construction near the power house but it is strange that the institution is constructing in two parts. Its one portion is situated on one side of water channel and second portion is on the other bank hence they use RCC cover of the channel as a bridge. In case of expansion of the power channel there would be no way for students of this institution.
As well as they have designed their way over the cover of power channel in case of any maintenance work removing of the cover there would be no road for this institution. Besides it there is a high school under construction of Aga Khan Education Service. Who also encroached and stand their compound wall in the premises of water channel. As well as one corner of the school has been constructed in territory of wapda land for this water channel. In case of up-gradation of this hydro power station it must require more water and for this purpose this channel will be require to expand. In presence situation it would be impossible to expand the channel for carrying more water because of encroachments by these two educational institutions. Inhabitants of Chitral has expressed their great concern over the encroachments of this power channel by these two educational institutions and by some local people. They have demanded for demolishing of encroachments on both banks of this channel for expansion of power channel to enable it for up-gradation of hydro power house otherwise it will be impossible to augmentation the hydro power station.
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