CHILAS: Thousands of Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees continued their dharna here for the sixth consecutive day on 23rd Feb 2025.

Their key demands are:

1) Eighty per cent royalty of Diamer Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan;

2) Thirty per cent royalty of Dassu Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan;

3) Free Electricity to Diamer district;

4) Discounted rate of Electricity for GB from Diamer Dam;

5) Compensation for 18,000 acres acquired for the dam;

6) Commercial and Residential Plots;

7) Education;

8) Health;

10) Sewerage Projects;

11) Quota for grade 1 to 16 jobs;

12) Regularisation of contract employees.

The US$8.5 Diamer-Bhasha Dam would effect thousands of citoyens.

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