Satpara Development Project And Its Impacts On The Prosperity Of Particular Area (Skardu, Gb, Pakistan)
Abstract
Satpara Lake on Satpara Nullah near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, about 6 miles south of Skardu Town Satpara. It was completed with the help of SDC - JV with PES as the Lead firm as a Consultant, Contractors include; Lot-1A M/s DESCON Engg. (Pvt.) Ltd. (Civil and Hydraulic Steel Works for Dam & Power House # 1,2,3 & 4) and Lot-1B M/s CMIC of China for Contract (E&M Works Power House # 1 & 2), M/s Andritz Tech., China (E&M Works Power House # 3 & 4), Lot-2 M/s CCPG (Irrigation System). It was started in April 2003 and completed by June 2012 (Power House# 3&4 June 2013). Total financial cost of the project was; 1st Revised PC-I Cost (03.09.2009), RS.3,925.342m(local) , Rs.554.679m (Foreign), Rs.4,480.021m (Total).