Parwara Dam cancelled: Ahmandkhels to block road

Parwara Dam cancelled: Ahmandkhels to block road..........http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/205973/

February 6, 2013

Farooq Mehsud

D.I .KHAN:The government has cancelled the Parwara Dam, situated in the Parwara area of Darazinda FR area of D I Khan, Assistant Political Agent (APA) Saleem Jan told The Frontier Post. The the dam was cancelled by the governor due to the dispute of the local tribes, Umarzai, and Ahmand khel over the land.
The APA said The Political adminstration had given Rs4,500,000 as land compensation to the Umarzai tribe, but the tribe refused to pay back the money to the government. After that, the political administration arrested three elders among Umarzai tribesmen. After receiving the surety that Umraza tribe will give back the cash to government within 20 days, the elders were released. the APA informed the frontier post.
But on the other hand, Ahmand Khel tribe decided that they will protect against the cancellation of Dam On February 6, 2013.
The Jirga of Ahmand Khel, sub-clan of the Shirani tribe has decided to boycott polio drive and block the main road linking D I khan with Zhob district of Baluchistan as a protest against the stoppage of work on the Parwara Dam.
The work on the Dam, situated in the Parwara area was started by the Fata Development Authority in July , 2011 But due to the local conflict the work on the project was suspended and then cancelled the whole project.