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PoJK: Corruption and mismanagement in Neelum-Jhelum Project leave Muzaffar
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Sardar Abdul Razaq Khan, former Chairman of the Muzaffarabad Traders Association, expressed deep frustration over the situation.
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Pakistan's power project, PoJK's water crisis: Villagers pay price for Nee
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The hills of Muzaffarabad are facing an unprecedented water crisis as natural springs in villages surrounding the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) have begun to dry up, a development that residents of Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) blame on the project's underground tunnel sys
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PoJK's failed Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project wastes billions
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Despite billions of dollars in investment from the national treasury, the project has failed to meet its expected energy output, leaving local communities without the promised benefits.
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Power crisis in PoJK sparks growing frustration among residents
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Beyond energy issues, poor healthcare and unemployment add to the region's struggles, amplifying calls for accountability and fair resource distribution.
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Hydropower potential in PoJK wasted due to mismanagement, locals suffer
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Saad Hameed, a social worker from PoJK, highlighted the mismanagement of existing hydropower projects, noting that many have been dysfunctional for some time due to a lack of maintenance.
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Traders in PoK raise concerns over overpriced electricity, severe load-she
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The people who already suffer from rapidly rising inflation in Pakistan now have to pay high prices for merely hours' worth of electricity.
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Pakistan: Rainwater goes waste as govt fails to create storage facilities
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Various governments have attempted to implement plans for large storage dams, but political interference has continuously impeded these crucial projects.
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China scuttles Pakistan's Neelum Jhelum Project over delayed payments
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The issues facing the NJHP project indicate a deeper problem in Pak-China cooperation in the power sector. Pakistan owes around PKR300 billion to the Chinese independent power producers (IPPs) and the liability has become a sore point in the bilateral relations.
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Pakistan's power regulatory chief warns Neelum-Jhelum project's tunnel cou
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)'s chief, Tauseef Farooqui warned that the tunnel of the Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectricity project might collapse at any time and the consequences could be disastrous.
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Chinese firm abandons Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], September 11 (ANI): The Chinese engineers and staff have abandoned their repair of the mega 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir which is shut down since early July this year after Pakistan faced a continuous shortage of fuel and elec
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PoK: Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project put to halt after cracks in tailrace
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 7 (ANI): Amid the continuous shortage of fuel and electricity in Pakistan, the country received yet another shock after its mega 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been shut down due to major cracks in the tailrace tunnel.
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Massive protests continue in PoK against construction of dams by China, Pa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], September 8 (ANI): A massive protest along with a torch rally was held in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Monday night against the mega dams proposed to be constructed by Chinese companies on Neelum-Jhelum River.
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