LAHORE: The business community of the country has once again urged the government to construct Kalabagh Dam on priority basis.
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Regional Standing Committee on Law and Order Khawaja Khawar Rashid, in a statement, said that the dam Dam has the capacity to wipe out load-shedding and increase industrial output by $5-6 billion a year. Its contribution to value addition in agricultural output could go up to $10 billion a year, he said, adding that the dam has the potential to single-handedly wipe out rural poverty in Pakistan.
Rashid said that the load shedding would hamper the growth of manufacturing sector that was already facing a number of internal and external challenges.
