Muhammad Khan Lehri
Minister
Balochistan is a vast province having 85% dependency on Agriculture and livestock and this cannot be achieved if water resources are not sagaciously augmented through the construction of weirs, Canals, Channels & Delay Action Dams. Irrigation Department has also been mandated to monitor and improve the depleting water table in 18 river basins across Balochistan. The present government is thriving hard to achieve those goals either through donor agencies or its own meagre resources and by those measures with the grace of Allah there will be a considerable impact on the livelihood of the people living in this province.
Mobile Number: 03333709800
Email: yarmohammadlehri@gmail.com
Abdul Fattah Bhangar
Secretary
The precipitation ratio as compared to the rest of the country is very low making water a precious commodity for the people of Balochistan. It is the mandate of the department to identify and augment those resources by improving the canal system, identifying of potential dams, other dispersal and water harvesting techniques to store maximum surface water and preserve ground water level for the use of drinking , agriculture, industrial, forest, livestock and other purposes. This results improvement in the livelihood and socio-economic condition of the people of Balochistan.
Mobile Number: 03337814010
Email: bhangarfattah@gmail.com
About Department
- Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of area which spreads virtually as a plateau over 347,185 square Kilometers. Constituting 44% of the total area of Pakistan.
- Approximately 85% of the population lives in rural areas and mainly depends on agriculture and livestock as sources of livelihood.
- The Irrigation Department came under the Administrative control of the Provincial Government after abolition of one unit and formation of Balochistan province in 1970.
- Since its inception the Irrigation Department is busy in harnessing precious & scarce quantity of water available in small streams, springs, hill-torrents through constructing small weirs, lining of channels, flood diversion structures, & small storage & delay action dams in the province for enhance agriculture production.
Objectives
The Objective of the Irrigation Department is to Recharge Ground Water aquifers, Conservation of Run-off, water Flood Mitigation, Soil Erosion Control and Poverty Alleviation by the construction of Flood and Perennial Structures on 18 river basins of Balochistan.
Vision
Conservation, storage and optimal utilization of surface and groundwater resources and flood protection measures.
Mission
Monitoring / collection of hydro-meteorological data, planning, design and construction of Delay Action Dams, Storage Dams, Perennial and Flood Irrigation & Drainage Schemes, Flood Protection Schemes for protecting irrigated land, population and other infrastructure facilities, rehabilitation of damaged irrigation/ drainage facilities.
The mandate of the department (As per Rule of Business 2012) are as under:-
- Planning, Development and Monitoring of surface & sub-surface water resources.
- Collection and analysis of hydrometer-logical data.
- Flood defense measures & flood fighting.
- To coordinate with the Federal Government and International Agencies regarding Water Sector Development and Flood Defense Measures.
- Coordination with Planning Commission, Federal Flood Commission, Ministry of Water & Power, WAPDA, PCRWR, Pak Metro-logical Department, Provincial Irrigation Departments and IRSA with regard to Water Sector issues.
- Coordination with World Bank, Asian Development Bank and other International Agencies dealing with Water Sector.
- Coordination with Pak Army, FC, Civil Administration, Local Administration, Police, PDMA and Population of areas vulnerable to flood problems, alarming monsoon seasons & floods, emergency.
- Rivers and river basin surveys.
- Construction and maintenance of perennial canals
- Construction of water storage reservoirs.
- Flood control schemes and embankments.
- Construction of dams and reservoirs for ground water recharge and irrigation purposes.
- Community irrigation schemes and social mobilization
- Irrigation and drainage management
- Development of flood irrigation resources.
- Assessment of water charges/Abiana and drainage cess.
- Planning, development and Monitoring of Ground Water Recharge.
- Monitoring and evaluation of groundwater resources of all basins and sub basins.
- Sustainable groundwater conservation strategies.
- Measures to control the over-exploitation of groundwater in the selected basins/sub basins
Organizational Structure of Secretary Office
Organizational Status of attached offices
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Invitation for Bids | |
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4279-PAK (COL): EMERGENCY FLOOD ASSISTANCE PROJECT EXTENSION IN PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
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| 3 | 4279-PAK(COL): Emergency Flood Assistance Project (EFAP) ADDENDUM NO. 01 | invitation for bids | |
| 4 | Addendum No. 2 (BID) – (SW) – (21.05.2023) | ||
| 5 | 2nd Extension Notice EMERGENCY FLOOD ASSISTANCE PROJECT ADDENDUM – 2 |
Details of Attached departments with complete address and contact details.
- CHIEF ENGINEER QUETTA ZONE
Add: Office of the Chief Engineer Quetta near PTCL exchange Sariab road Quetta.
Phone No. 081-9211600
Fax No. 081-9211601
- CHIEF ENGINEER MEKRAN ZONE
Add: Office of the Chief Engineer Quetta near PTCL exchange Sariab road Quetta.
Phone No. 081-2442272
Fax No. 081-2442512
- CHIEF ENGINEER KHUZDAR ZONE
Add: Office of the Chief Engineer Quetta near PTCL exchange Sariab road Quetta.
Phone No. 081-9211605
Fax No. 081-9211721
- DIRECTOR GENERAL WRPD&M
Add: Office of the DG WRPD&M Directorate near PTCL exchange Sariab road Quetta.
Phone No. 081-9211113
Fax No. 081-9211559
Service for General public
Drought mitigation
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- Construction of Delay Action ,
- Check & Storage Dam & Construction of Weirs,
- perennial/Flood Irrigation Schemes
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- Constriction of Flood Protection Walls / Bunds.
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| DESIGNATION | Phone No. | FAX |
| Secretary | 9201074 | 9202157 |
| Special Secretary | 9201723 | |
| Additional Secretary (Tech:) | 9202487 | |
| Additional Secretary (Admin) | 9204178 | |
| Deputy Secretary (Admin) | 9202781 | |
| Under Secretary (Admin) | 9202313 | |
| Under Secretary (Gen:) | 9202610 | |
| Account Officer (B&A) | 9202738 | |
| Section Officer (Dev:) | 9202379 | |
| Director Judicial | 9202736 |