Partner, Energy Resource Management
Partner, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Associate Director, Consulting,
IHS Markit
Leh district is located near India and China’s current area of rising tensions. Apparently, the construction of bridge on Shyok River triggered the tension. I am assuming ,all is not what it appears to be. Leh contains the Indus , Shyok and Nubra river valley.
Katzarah dam is a proposed dam located near Shyok, Shigar and Indus Rivers in Pakistan. It is said that Katzarah dam would create one of the world largest water reservoir (Larger than Hoover dam). It would create storage in three gorges. According to President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectual Forum(PBIF) and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) it is six times greater than Kalabagh dam. Katzarah dam’s life is far longer than Kalabagh dam and it would take lesser time to construct it too.
Due to the multipurpose nature of dams, World Bank is globally reluctant to fund them.
Pre-feasibility report for Katzarah dam was proposed in April 1962. This dam could regulate the water flow in Indus River in Pakistan which means that Pakistan being blessed with fertile land could “actually cultivate it”.
One fails to understand why the government is fixated on controversial dams and keeps on ignoring far more superior options such as Katzarah dam?(not to be confused with Sakardu dam).
This is yet another hurtful example of lack of sustainable long term planning in the country. More than half a century (1956 to 2020) with the proposal and we are still lost in the pages of history.
Even if the World Bank is not funding the project, Pakistan (with its financial constraints) could have looked into other options of joint ventures/partnerships on this project. CPEC is the perfect example of such partnership. With the cost of CPEC being many times higher than Katzarah dam.
We urge the government to pay much needed attention to this project and open a new chapter of dam building in Pakistan.
It’s better to be late than never.
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The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not represent the views of Energy Resource Management.
Author: S. Khan
LLM Oil and Gas Law and Policy
University of Dundee
The Women in Energy (Pakistan) Islamabad Chapter and Energy Resource Management are conducting a workshop for capacity building in law for women in the energy sector. The speaker Barrister Sarah Kazmi would be training the participants in a 5 hour session over two days.
Day 1
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
5:00 pm – Registration, Introductions
5:15 pm-7:15 pm Session 1: Contract Formation & Mechanics
Basic Principles of Contract Law
10 minute break
Contract Mechanics
7:15-7:30 Conclusion
Day 2 5:00pm- 7:30 pm
5:00 pm- Registration, Introduction
5:15 pm -6:15 pm Session 2: How to read and interpret Contract clauses
Contract Structure
Common Clauses
6:15pm 7:15 pm Session 3: Contract Claims
7:30 Conclusion and Certificates
Purpose
1.
To cover some
of the basic legal principles in connection to Contracts so that participants understand
“Contracts” better
2.
To clear
any misconceptions participants might have on What is and is not a Contract
3.
To
familiarize participants with a basic contract format so that the next time
they see a written contract, they can read and interpret better
4.
Take a
closer look at some of the commonly seen clauses in commercial contracts
5.
To learn
about some of the features of how a contract operates in general
6.
This basic
training workshop is intended to benefit those that deal with contracts and
wish to build their capacity in contract law.
Format of Workshop
The
workshop duration is of 5 hours and the format of workshop is in presentation
style with short exercises on the most important parts of each session.
Questions from the participants are taken through out making it an interactive
session.
