The affect­ees had sought detail­s of compen­sation and the author­ities' plan to save natura­l reserv­esSHABQADAR: The tribesmen who reside along the Mohmand Dam in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Mohmand district were assured on Thursday that they will be given royalty for the construction of the water storage structure. Mohmand dam’s project director Maqbool Hussain held a meeting with a tribal jirga in Pandyali to address their reservations on the royalties in light of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s directives. Hussain assured the tribesmen that a survey on the dam as well as the land’s acquisition were underway to determine the extent of the losses. Fund for construction of Diamer-Bhasha, Mohmand dams renamedEarlier, tribal leaders, Hafiz Rashid, Gulab Noor, Mir Afzal Mohmand and Ismail Sher had raised their reservations on the construction of the dam. The tribesmen also urged the authorities to know how they planned to save precious minerals and forests in Mohmand mountains from being affected.

Source: The Express Tribune September 27, 2018 15:00 UTC