Under construction Sheshi Hydro Power project (SHPP) will bring revolution in area.
CHITRAL: Sheshi Hydro Power Project (SHPP) is Provincial Government project of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) hydro power project which is under construction at Shehshi valley of Drosh Tehsil district Chitral. This hydro power project having the capacity of 1875 kilo watt power generation. The project started in April, 2004 and likely to be complete in the end of this year. There was a small hydro power station known as sheshi power house at the valley which was inaugurated by the then and most popular military officer Commandant Chitral Scouts Lt. Col. Murad Khan Nayar. Having 300 KW capacity running with a long water channel. Hence it power frequently suspending when a heavy flood erosion and broke the water channel of this power station. Hence Sarhad Hydro Development Organization (SHYDO) launched an other hydro power project to replace the old power station. The old power station was also property of SHYDO provincial government hydel and irrigation department project.
The present SHPP will bring green revolution in the area. Which will supply electricity to Sheshi village, Drosh, Nagar, Kaiso, Jinjirat, Wardab, Khairabad, Biori, and adjacent areas of Drosh Tehsil. Chitral having acute shortage of electricity despite having the capacity of 4500 Mega Watt power generation. A transmission line of 3300 KV have been carried here from Dir to Chitral via Lawari pass (having the altitude of 10500 feet ) which almost disconnect in winter season due to heavy snow fall and continue rain. Heavy snow fall break the main line as a result Chitral plunge in darkness for weeks. “ the SHPP will solve the problem of long load shedding in the area especially at Tehsil Drosh M. Tanweer Sub Engineer disclosed this scribe. He said that 85% work have been completed on this project like installation of pen stock, fitting of machinery, spill way, water flow is also feasible for this project.
The project will complete with a cost of 256 million rupees and which will be connected to WAPDA distribution line because the SHYDO have no such line for power supply directly to the consumers. The local Nazim of Union Council Sheshi koh Sohrab Khan is very comprehensively cooperated in having keen interest in completion of this project hence he have one complaint that SHYDO have ignored his area during survey for power supplying from this project. He demanded from the high ups of SHYDO and Wapda to include his area from Sheshi to Madaglash in their survey for supply of power so as to benefit people living in neighborhood.
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