The naturalistic Kaghan Valley is
located in the Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is no less than a
piece of paradise on earth. This is a high-level tourist spot because of its
pine forest, alpine meadows, glaciers, crystal-like lakes, the shouting
waterfalls, the full green mountains, and the Kuhnar River. Nature is to its
fullest in Kaghan valley and nature describes itself to every visitor.
The Kuhnar River does not just
add to the beauty of Kaghan valley but it has attracted CPEC to generate power
from it. To execute the project of hydropower the flow of the Kuhnar River has
been diverted to the mountainside to build the reservoir. This project is named
Suki Kinari Hydropower which has been projected in 2016 and is expected to be
completed by 2022. It has the power to
produce 870 MW which is a good power production to help out in our energy
crisis.
The plus point of this project is
the construction of the largest dam which would have the capacity of 9 million
cubic meters of water. And most importantly it would not cause much destruction
to the valley. Along with the power generation, it would be the best storage of
water which is the actual runner of life.
Pakistan has been blessed with
many such power production resources which are yet to be explored. It needs to
explore such spots and should have to work on them so that we can expose the
real beauty of Pakistan.
