Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan)
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The Ministry of Water and Power is a federal
government agency
in Pakistan
. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Water and Power
. Syed Naveed Qamar
is the current Minister for Water and Power
of Pakistan
.
The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) is an agency within the Ministry that was created in 1977 in response to severe flooding by the Indus River
. The FFC has been charged to execute flood control projects and protect lives and property from the impact of floods. By 2010 the FFC had received Rs 87.8 billion since its inception, and its own documents demonstrate that numerous projects were initiated, paid for, and seemingly completed. However, after the devastating 2010 Pakistan floods
the agency has been severely criticized as apparently very little actual work had been done on the ground and it was accused of ineffectiveness and corruption.
Central government
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government agency
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Water and Power
Minister for Water and Power
The Minister for Water and Power heads the Ministry of Water and Power. The following is the list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date.-List of Ministers of Water and Power of Pakistan:-See also:*Constitution of Pakistan...
. Syed Naveed Qamar
Syed Naveed Qamar
Naveed Qamar is the current Federal Minister for Petroleum in the Yousaf Raza Gillani cabinet of the Government of Pakistan...
is the current Minister for Water and Power
Minister for Water and Power
The Minister for Water and Power heads the Ministry of Water and Power. The following is the list of all the previous foreign ministers of Pakistan to date.-List of Ministers of Water and Power of Pakistan:-See also:*Constitution of Pakistan...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) is an agency within the Ministry that was created in 1977 in response to severe flooding by the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
. The FFC has been charged to execute flood control projects and protect lives and property from the impact of floods. By 2010 the FFC had received Rs 87.8 billion since its inception, and its own documents demonstrate that numerous projects were initiated, paid for, and seemingly completed. However, after the devastating 2010 Pakistan floods
2010 Pakistan floods
The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, approximately...
the agency has been severely criticized as apparently very little actual work had been done on the ground and it was accused of ineffectiveness and corruption.