The Dhan Gali Bridge on River Jhelum

May 2016

Dhan Gali Bridge, having two lanes and a width of 28 feet, has been built up on River Jehlum. WAPDA started the construction of this bridge as a part of the Mangla Dam Raising Project in November 2008. The bridge has been built at a cost of more than Rs. 1 billion. The construction of the bridge will benefit the millions of people traveling between Islamabad and Mangla.

X-Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani inaugurated 1116 feet long Dhan Gali Bridge at Mangla. As a result of this bridge, the distance between Islamabad and Dhan Gali has been reduced by about 125 kilometers.

The bridge was named “Bab-e-Yusuf Raza Gilani” in recognition of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani’s special interest in the progress and prosperity of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Dhan Gali Bridge, having two lanes and a width of 28 feet, has been built up on River Jehlum. WAPDA started the construction of this bridge as a part of the Mangla Dam Raising Project in November 2008. The bridge has been built at a cost of more than Rs. 1 billion. The construction of the bridge will benefit the millions of people traveling between Islamabad and Mangla.

Some Photographs of Communication and Works Department Punjab Secretariat

 2016

With the establishment of Local Government in the Indian Sub-continent, a Military Board was created under Mr. Robert Napier in the year 1849 to execute all the public works in the territories of Punjab, the North-Western Frontier Province, and the adjoining areas. In 1854 all Civil, Military, and Public Engineering Works were placed under one department with Lord Robert Napier as its first Chief Engineer. A separate directorate of canals was also created. Later on, Public Works Departments were established in all the provinces and were placed under one central control. Keeping in view the increase in public works demand, the following three branches were established in 1866:

• Military Works Branch
• Civil Works Branch i/c Irrigation etc.
• Railways Branch

A modification to the administrative arrangements was made in 1869 and a separate Buildings and Roads (B & R) branch was created. In the B & R branch, the post of consulting Architect was created in January 1914.

The activities of the PWD continued to increase and various canals Circles, Public Health Circles, sanitation, and Water Supply Divisions and Circles were created keeping in view the demand and necessity of Civil Works.

On independence, the B & R was placed under the control of one Chief Engineer and Secretary to Government to deal with all the matters connected with communications, buildings of all kinds, sanitation, water works, and electrification of government buildings.

This system was changed in May 1962, when an administrative reorganization of all the government departments took place. The century-old system of a technical secretary interrupted in 1955 was now revived and the Communications & Works Department of the Government of West Pakistan came into being, with attached departments of B &R and Town Planning placed under its administrative control.
The Post of Provincial Chief Engineer, B & R was abolished and replaced by five Chief Engineers with full technical powers, each in charge of the respective region.

The following B & R organizations also functioned under the direct administrative control of the Communications & Works Department:

Colorful Decorated Graves along the Siran River Manshera

2014

Traveling is a source of experiencing different cultures. During my return to Jabori's proposed hydropower Site located on Siran River Manshera, I have seen the graves of nobles which were decorated with clothes of different colors an alternative to placing flowers on the graves. 

More than A century-old Time office of Locomotive Works - Pakistan Railways

 2014

Pakistan Railways is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,791 kilometers (4,841 miles) of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services.

Karora hydropwer

 May 25, 2014

With locals students of Kuz Kana, Karora, Shangla, Swat

Karora Hydropower Project has been conceived as a run-of-river scheme on Khan Khwar which is right tributary of Indus River in Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Project is nearly 25 km from Besham accessible through Besham-Mingora road while 225 km from Islamabad.

The feasibility study of Karora Hydropower Project was completed in August 2011 later on the construction of the project started in December 2014. The under construction weir site is located on Khan Khwar near village Kuz Kana while power house is proposed near Marine village 5.2 Km downstream of the weir site. The proposed scheme comprises diversion weir with lateral intake, conveyance box channel, leading the water to sand trap from where sand free water enters into headrace tunnel. The under construction headrace tunnel is designed as a horse shoe shape of diameter 2.6m concrete lined. The tunnel is 2954m long and has a slope of 1 in 250.

At the end of tunnel a surge shaft of 8m diameter is provided which is connected to 1.8m diameter and 408m long penstock. At the end of penstock the inlet valves of each (of the two) Horizontal Francis turbine with installed capacity of 6.24MW (Q=4.875 m3/sec, Head=142m) each turbine is connected to a generator of 6.94MVA capacity. The annual energy= 71.39Gwh and plant factor= 69.06%. The power will be evacuated through 132KV-10 Km transmission line and interconnected at Besham Qilla.

The project is sponsored by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through 10% provincial ADP and 90% through Hydel Development Fund/Foreign Investment. The project will add the 11.80MW electric power in national grid.

𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘺 : My Visit to Proposed site of Jabori Hydropower (10.2 MW)

Larpandi Suchan, Jabori, Manshera

May 7, 2014  

The project layout is planned on the right bank of the Siran river which is a tributary of the Indus river. The project consists of several basic parts; civil works and mechanical works. The civil works include the diversion and collection of water from the river through the intake, tunnel, surge tank, and penstock. The diversion weir is located at the shortest possible width of Siran river, where a tyrolean weir is proposed to be constructed. The powerhouse is located on the right bank of the river Siran.

Khan khwar dam in Shangla District

April 29, 2014

The Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant, situated near the town of Besham in the Shangla District of KPK Province, is a run-of-the-river project built on the Khan Khwar River, a right-bank tributary of the Indus River. It is conveniently located approximately 265 km from Islamabad, the federal capital, and 350 km from Peshawar, the provincial capital.

This project boasts a total electricity generation capacity of 72 MW. It comprises two vertical Francis turbine units, each with a capacity of 34 MW, and an additional unit of 4 MW installed at the Khan Khwar Hydroelectric Station. On average, this hydropower plant has an annual generation capacity of 595 million units (GWh) of affordable electricity. The turbines used in this project were manufactured by Dongfang Electric Machinery Co. Ltd. The successful completion of the Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant was made possible with the technical assistance of Chinese corporations, particularly Sinohydro Corporation, through a consortium consisting of both local and Chinese firms.

Construction of the Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant commenced in April 2003 and was successfully completed in April 2012. The Power House has been in commercial operation since November 2010, contributing to the generation and distribution of electricity. Subsequently, on 14 July 2012, the project was officially inaugurated, marking a significant milestone in the region's efforts to harness renewable energy and enhance its power infrastructure.