Centre unveils $18bn Pakistan water infrastructure investment plan
A Planning Commission framework under URAAN Pakistan sets out a Pakistan water infrastructure investment plan of about $18 billion over ten years to raise storage and farm-gate supply by 2029.
Federal financing of about $18 billion over the next decade is proposed for strategic water infrastructure.
Live storage is targeted to rise from 15.318 MAF to 23.54 MAF by 2029; current live storage is only 11% of annual Indus flows.
Ongoing PSDP projects are expected to add 9.821 MAF; proposed dams including Akhori, Shyok and Skardu could add about 14.5 MAF.
Farm-gate water availability is to rise from 58.3 MAF to 79 MAF, and irrigation efficiency from about 40% to 70%, by 2029.
Flood warning time at Marala Headworks has fallen from 40 hours in 2014 to 5.5 hours in 2025.