PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

INSPECTION / MONITORING REPORT OF

DIAMER BASHA DAM PROJECT
BY
DIRECTOR MONITORING (DBDP) M&S

Office of General Manager (Monitoring & Surveillance) WAPDA

April, 2022
 Monitoring Cell DBDP (M&S) WAPDA Inspection / Monitoring Report, April 2022

INSPECTION / MONITORING REPORT OF

DIAMER BASHA DAM PROJECT

M&S (WAPDA) team comprising of Director Monitoring (DBDP) M&S and Dy. Director
Monitoring (DBDP) M&S carried out inspection / monitoring of Diamer Basha Dam
Project (DBDP) from 18.04.2022 to 23.04.2022 and visited various components of
ongoing works i.e. Diversion Tunnel # 02, Diversion Canal, Right & Left Bank Dam
Abutments, Tangir Hydropower Project Works, Right Bank Periphery Road Packages
(01, 02, 03 & 04), Permanent Access Roads, Harpan Das Composite Model Village,
RKKH, WAPDA Colony at Thor including Thor Powerhouse and Cadet College.

The observations and findings on the ongoing/completed activities at site are

discussed in detail as under, however, it is added that all information relating to
progress has been provided by Project office.
1. DAM PART (CIVIL WORKS) & TANGIR HPP WORKS – CONTRACT MW-01

Overall Physical Progress Status

The overall progress of construction activities being executed under Contract MW-01
up to April 2022 is as under:

Planned / Actual
Baseline (Revision 4) Actual (A) / Expected
Progress (%) Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Planned Actual
 Completion delayed by 315
days
 Overall performance of
07-Aug-20 04-Feb-29 07-Aug-20 A 16-Dec-29 12.73 5.62
Contractor is slow due to poor
planning and inadequate
resource management

i. Right Bank Construction Activities

The progress of various excavation and support work activities on the Right Bank of
Dam site up to April, 2022 is as under:
Planned /
Planned Actual (A) /
Actual
Sr. Description (Baseline R4) Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
1 Right Bank Dam 19- 02-Aug- 20-Mar- 20-Jul- 81.89 21.28  Expected completion
Abutment Mar-21 22 21 A 23 delayed by 352 days
(Block#25-36,  Actual progress is
Section 4) Open extremely slow and
Excavation & Engineer needs to probe
Support Works into the matter

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Planned /
Planned Actual (A) /
Actual
Sr. Description (Baseline R4) Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
19- 31-Jul- 20-Mar- 17-May-
Open Excavation 81.77 22.10
Mar-21 22 21 A 23
21- 02-Aug- 25-May- 20-Jul-
Support Work 83.97 6.40
Mar-21 22 21 A 23
Diversion 07- 17-Sep- 20-Apr- 28-Aug-  Expected completion
2 76.84 3.43
Tunnel 1 Intake Jun-21 22 21 A 23 date is delayed by 345
days
07- 22-Mar- 20-Apr- 04-Feb-
Excavation 100 6.61  Contractor is not
Jun-21 22 21 A 23
performing the activities
17- 02-Apr- 10-Aug- 09-Mar- as per approved baseline
Support Work 100 0.28 schedule
Jun-21 22 21 A 23

Diversion 19- 23-Sep- 05-Mar- 12-Jul-  Expected completion

3 86.59 68.44 date of DT 1 Intake
Tunnel 2 Intake Mar-21 23 21 A 23
construction is advanced
19- 04-Feb- 05-Mar- 24-Nov- by 73 days
Excavation 100 98.26  Seepage was observed
Mar-21 22 21 A 22
at upstream of DT Inlet
while No dewatering
25- 10-Feb- 05-Jul- 14-Jul-
Support Work 100 90.32 arrangements were found
Mar-21 22 21 A 22
at DT Inlet Cofferdam site
Diversion 14-Jul- 24-Oct- 12-Jul- 29-Jun-
4 64.36 25.61  Expected completion
Tunnel 2 21 22 21 A 23
date of DT 2 construction
14-Jul- 02-Jul- 12-Jul- 31-Oct- is delayed by 248 days
Excavation 80.40 50.18  No Support work was
21 22 21 A 22
observed at U/S face of
the tunnel near Inlet
14-Jul- 23-Mar- 25-Aug- 02-Jan-
Support 94.64 50.65 despite of weak rock
21 22 21 A 23

Right Bank 19- 31-Mar- 29-Apr- 25-Feb-

5 0.19 0.04
Power Intake Mar-21 24 21 A 25  Expected completion
date of RB Power Intake
19- 14-Dec- 29-Apr- 10-Nov- works is delayed by 331
Open Excavation 100 36.39 days
Mar-21 21 21 A 22
 No work was observed at
Slope Support 21- 16-Dec- 25-Sep- 01-Jan- site
100 8.47
Work Mar-21 21 21 A 23
Diversion  Expected completion
01- 08-Oct- 15-Mar- 17-Jun-
6 Tunnel Outlet 87.71 60.07 date of DT Outlet
Mar-21 22 21 A 23
Structure Structure works is
delayed by 252 days
01- 06-Sep- 15-Mar- 29-May-  Poor shotcreting and
Excavation 100 90.55
Mar-21 21 21 A 22 Rock bolting was
observed which can be
hazardous for the
Slope Support 03- 08-Sep- 23-Jun- 29-May- workers performing
100 89.00
Work Mar-21 21 21 A 22 construction activities at
site

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Planned /
Planned Actual (A) /
Actual
Sr. Description (Baseline R4) Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
 Expected completion
19- 08-May- 04-Apr- 05-Apr-
7 Diversion Canal 65.94 17.42 date of Diversion Canal is
Jun-21 23 21 A 24
delayed by 333 days
Diversion Canal
Upstream  Expected completion
Section 14- date of Diversion Canal
08-May- 28-Oct- 05-Apr-
7.1 (U/S of CH230, Sep- 39.43 6.75
23 21 A 24 Section 1 Excavation &
Section 1) 21
Support is delayed by
Excavation & 333 days
Support
 Lighting arrangements
14- 08-May- 28-Oct- 05-Apr- were not adequate
Open Excavation Sep- 34.81 9.49
23 21 A 24
21
Diversion Canal  Expected completion
Middle Section date of Diversion Canal
(CH230-CH640, 09- 28-Oct- 04-Apr- 07-Oct- Section 2 Excavation &
7.2 55.16 31.48
Section 2) Oct-21 22 21 A 23 Support is delayed by
Excavation & 344 days
Support  No HSE Personnel were
observed at Site while the
09- 28-Oct- 04-Apr- 13-Aug-
Open Excavation 55.63 32.97 workers were not geared
Oct-21 22 21 A 23
up with proper PPE’s
Diversion Canal
Downstream  Expected completion
Section date of Diversion Canal
19- 13-May- 29-Oct- 31-Mar-
7.3 (D/S of CH640, 98.08 6.23 Section 3 Excavation &
Jun-21 22 21 A 23
Section 3) Support is delayed by
Excavation & 322 days
Support  No construction activity
19- 08-May- 29-Oct- 28-Jan- was observed at site
Open Excavation 98.36 8.16
Jun-21 22 21 A 23
 Expected completion
date of Diversion Canal
Guide Wall is delayed by
161 days
Diversion Canal 23- 24-Aug- 01-Dec- 01-Feb-
8 0* 8.00  Seepage was observed
Guide Wall Jun-22 25 21 A 26
and construction activities
were at halt whereas no
dewatering arrangements
were found
Dam Pit
(Block#22-24,  Expected completion
02- 05-Jul- 01-May- 15-May- 6.00 13.82 date of Dam Pit
9 Section 3) Open
Apr-22 23 21 A 24 (Block#22-24) Open
Excavation &
Excavation & Support
Support Works
work is delayed by 315
02- 30-Jun- 01-May- 10-May- days
Open Excavation 6.00 14.20
Apr-22 23 21 A 24

*Activities started ahead of schedule

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Note: Tentative completion of ongoing Excavation & Support works on right bank of
Dam site is excessively delayed w.r.t. baseline schedule and needs
justification.
i. (a) Right Bank Open Excavation Quantities up to April, 2022
Total
Planned Performed
Quantity in
Sr. Description Quantity Quantity Remarks
Contract
(m3) (m3)
(m3)
Excavation of Diversion
1 Canal (including 8,547,200 1,465,000 1,677,239 Planned Quantities
El.985m Platform) given by the
2 Excavation of Diversion 2,110,000 2,171,032* Contractor should be
765,885
Tunnel & Power Intake reviewed by the
3 Excavation of Diversion 1,392,000 1,370,809 Engineer in
869,177
Tunnels Outlet Portal accordance with the
4 Excavation of Right 1,290,594 baseline otherwise
2,307,847 524,239
Bank Dam Abutment recovery schedule
should be devised
5 Dam Pit Block # 20 - 24 901,181 180,000 865,272

*Planned Quantity exceeds Total Quantity in Contract

Right Bank Open Excavation Quantities (m3)

8,547,200

(up to April, 2022)

9,000,000

8,000,000

7,000,000

6,000,000

5,000,000

4,000,000
2,307,847
2,171,032
2,110,000
1,677,239
1,465,000

1,392,000
1,370,809

3,000,000
1,290,594

901,181
869,177

865,272
765,885

2,000,000
524,239

180,000

1,000,000

Total Quantity in Contract Planned Performed

Total Quantity in Contract vs. Planned Progress vs. Actual Progress

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ii. Left Bank Construction Activities

The progress of excavation & support work activities on the Left Bank of Dam site up
to April, 2022 is as under:
Planned /
Planned Actual (A) /
Actual
Sr. Description (Baseline R4) Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
Left Bank Dam
Abutment
(Block#05-15,
 Expected
24- 01-Aug- 24-May- 09-Jun-
1 28.44 7.08 completion of LB
Section 1) Open Mar-21 23 21 A 24
Dam Abutment
Excavation &
Open Excavation
Support
& Support Work is
delayed by 313
24- 27-Jul- 24-May- 04-Jun- days
Open Excavation 28.33 7.36
Mar-21 23 21 A 24  General traffic has
been diverted to
RKKH; Left Bank
construction
04- 01-Aug- 09-Dec- 09-Jun- activities should be
Support Work 30.24 2.00
Jun-21 23 21 A 24 expedited

 Expected
Left Bank completion of LB
29- 14-Dec- 04-Dec- 11-Nov-
2 Flushing Tunnel 0* 11.00 Flushing Tunnel
Jun-22 23 21 A 24
Intake Structure Intake Structure is
delayed by 333
days despite being
01-Dec- 04-Dec- 01-Nov- started ahead of
29- 0* 25.00
Open Excavation schedule
Jun-22 22 21 A 23

Slope Support 01-Jul- 03-Dec- 15-Mar- 01-Nov-

0* 1.00
Work 22 22 22 A 23

*Activities started ahead of schedule

Note: Tentative completion of ongoing open excavation & support works on left bank
of Dam site is excessively delayed w.r.t. baseline schedule and needs
justification.

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ii.(a) Left Bank Open Excavation Quantities up to April, 2022

Total
Planned Performed
Quantity in
Sr. Description Quantity Quantity Remarks
Contract
(m3) (m3)
(m3)
Excavation of
1 Left Bank Dam 1,433,493 404,101 115,987
 RKKH has been made
Abutment
operational and general
Activities
traffic has been diverted,
started ahead therefore, the Engineer
Left Bank Power of schedule,
2 557,350 should devise recovery plan
& Flushing 140,834
therefore, to expedite the Left Bank
Intake
Planned construction activities
Quantity is “0”.

Left Bank Open Excavation Quantities (m3)

(up to April, 2022)
1,433,493

1,600,000

1,400,000

1,200,000

1,000,000

800,000
557,350

600,000
404101

400,000
140,834
115,987

200,000

0
LB Abutment LB Power & Flushing Tunnel Intake

Total Quantity in Contract Planned Performed

Total Quantity in Contract vs. Planned Progress vs. Actual Progress

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iii. Quick Overview of Open & Underground Excavation Works (Contract MW-01)
Total Quantity Planned
Performed Quantity
Sr. Description in Contract Quantity
(m3)
(m3) (m3)

1 Open Excavation 23,904,111 6,881,536 4,958,633

2 Underground Excavation 841,205 169,412 158,368

3 Total 24,745,316 7,050,948 5,117,001

Open Excavation Quantities (m3) - Contract MW-01

4958633
21%

18945478
79%

Open Excavation Performed (Cu.m) Open Excavation Remaining (Cu.m)

Total Open Excavation Quantity Performed up to April, 2022 vs. Remaining as per Contract

Underground Excavation Quantities (m3) - Contract MW-

01)

158368
19%

682837
81%

U/G Excavation Performed (Cu.m) U/G Excavation Remaining (Cu.m)

Total Underground Excavation Quantity Performed up to April, 2022 vs. Remaining as per Contract

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iv. Site Investigation (Geotechnical Exploration and Monitoring) - Contract MW-01

The progress of Site Investigation works up to April, 2022 is as under:
Progress in April, 2022 Overall
Sr. Description
Total Completed In Progress Progress (%)

Boreholes (6805m)
1 29 24 02 85
(Left Bank: 3537m, Right Bank: 3205m)

Overcoring Tests
2 12 12 - 100
(Adit #4: 3 Sets, Adit #5: 9 Sets)

v. Permanent Access Roads (12.5 Km Type-1 & 0.8 Km Type-2)

The progress of the excavation work on Permanent Access Roads at Left Bank (LB) &
Right Bank (RB) of Dam site up to April, 2022 is as under:
Planned /
Road Planned Actual (A) /
Actual
Sr. Excavation (Baseline R4) Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Work
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
 Expected completion date
of LB Permanent Access
12-Nov- 02- 24-Oct- 03-Jun-
1 P01-P02 (LB) 100 90 Road (P01-P02)
20 Jan-21 20 A 22
Excavation is delayed by
517 days
 Actual completion date of
LB Permanent Access
02-Feb- 22- 25-Jan- 10-Jan-
2 P05-P06 (LB) 100 100 Road (P05-P06)
21 Feb-21 21 A 22 A
Excavation is delayed by
322 days
 Expected completion date
of LB Permanent Access
12-Nov- 07- 28-Jan- 04-Jun-
3 P07-P08 (LB) 100 96 Road (P07-P08)
20 Jan-21 21 A 22
Excavation is delayed by
513 days
 Actual completion date of
LB Permanent Access
18-Jan- 07- 20-Mar- 01-Feb-
4 P09-P10 (LB) 100 100 Road (P01-P02)
21 Feb-21 21 A 22 A
Excavation is delayed by
359 days
 Actual completion date of
LB Permanent Access
13-Feb- 04- 25-Apr- 09-Jan-
5 P11-P12 (LB) 100 100 Road (P11-P12)
21 Mar-21 21 A 22 A
Excavation is delayed by
311 days
 Expected completion date
of LB Permanent Access
28-Feb- 09- 15-Sep- 13-Jun-
6 P13-P14 (LB) 100 8 Road (P13-P14)
21 Apr-21 21 A 22
Excavation is delayed by
430 days
 Actual completion date of
28-Feb- 19- 28-Apr- 22-Sep- Access Road (P19-P20)
7 P19-P20 (LB) 100 100
21 Mar-21 21 A 21 A Excavation is delayed by
187 days
8 P15-P16 (RB) 10-Jan- 11- 28-Aug- 03-Jul- 100 32  Expected completion date
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Planned /
Road Planned Actual (A) /
Actual
Sr. Excavation (Baseline R4) Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Work
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
of RB Permanent Access
Road (P15-P16)
21 Mar-21 21 A 22
Excavation is delayed by
479 days
 Expected completion date
of RB Permanent Access
25-Jan- 27- 01-Jan- 03-Jul-
9 P17-P18 (RB) 100 90 Road (P17-P18)
21 Mar-21 22 A 22
Excavation is delayed by
463 days
 Expected completion date
12- of RB Permanent Access
12-Mar- 17-Mar- 28-Jun-
10 P21-P22 (RB) May- 100 10 Road (P21-P22)
21 21 A 22
21 Excavation is delayed by
412 days

Observation: Safety arrangements should be ensured at the permanent access

roads e.g. deployment of flagmen, road lighting arrangements for
working in night etc.

vi. Permanent Bridge (EPC)

Overall Physical Progress Status
The overall progress of Permanent Bridge up to April 2022 is as under:

Scheduled / Actual
Baseline (Revision 4) Actual (A) / Expected
Progress (%) Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Scheduled Actual
 Expected completion date
7-Aug-20 4-Nov-28 07-Aug-20 A 15-Dec-29 49.78 18.1 of Permanent Bridge is
delayed by 406 days

Detailed Progress Status

The progress of various activities on Permanent Bridge up to April, 2022 is as under:
Planned /
Actual (A) /
Planned Actual
Sr. Description Expected Remarks
Progress (%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
 Expected completion
Left Bank 11- 15- 20-Jun- 27-Jul- date of LB Abutment
1 100 82.12
Abutment Works Jan-21 Jun-21 21 A 22 Works is delayed by
407 days

 Expected completion
Right Bank 03- date of RB Abutment
06- 20-Jun- 25-Jul-
2 Aug- 100 86.19
Abutment Works Mar-21 21 A 22 Works is delayed by
21
356 days

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 Expected start date of

Bridge Deck 04- 04- 28-
28-Jul- Bridge Deck
3 Aug- Feb- 38.28 0
Installation 22 Jan-24 installation is delayed
21 23
by 358 days

Observations:
 Construction Drawings were not available at site
 Contractor’s labour was working without proper PPEs

vii. 21 MW Tangir Hydropower Works (EPC)

Overall Physical Progress Status
The overall progress of 21 MW Tangir HPP Works up to April 2022 is as under:

Scheduled / Actual
Baseline (Revision 4) Actual (A) / Expected
Progress (%) Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Scheduled Actual
 Expected completion date of
21MW Tangir HPP Works is
delayed by 401 days
07-Aug-20
7-Aug-20 9-Nov-28 15-Dec-29 60.98 8.30  Engineer should ensure the
A
implementation of realistic
recovery schedule submitted
by Contractor

Detailed Progress Status

The progress of various activities on 21 MW Tangir HPP Works up to April, 2022 is as
under:
Planned /
Actual (A) /
Planned Actual
Expected
Sr. Description Progress (%) Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
760 m Access  Actual completion date of
Road to 12-Nov- 02- 29-Mar- 26-Feb- Access Road to
1 100 100
Powerhouse 20 Jan-21 21 A 22 A Powerhouse is delayed
(#1) by 420 days
1800 m  Actual completion date of
Access Road 12-Nov- 12- 05-Apr- 26-Jan- Access Road to
2 100 100
to Headworks 20 Jan-21 21 A 22 A Headworks is delayed by
(#2) 379 days
Employer’s  Expected completion of
Colony 17-Feb- 18- 16-Mar- 29-May- levelling of Employer’s
3 100 98
Leveling & 21 Apr-21 21 A 22 Colony & Prep. Works is
Preparation delayed by 406 days
 Actual completion of
Contractor’s 12-Nov- 14- 30-Apr- 05-Oct-
4 100 100 Contractor’s Camp is
Camp 20 Apr-21 21 A 21 A
delayed by 174 days
5 Headworks 27-Jan- 17- 15-Feb- 16-Oct- 100 35  Expected completion date
Left Side 21 Feb-21 22 A 22 of Headworks Left Side
Excavation Excavation Work is
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Planned /
Actual (A) /
Planned Actual
Expected
Sr. Description Progress (%) Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
Work delayed by 606 days
Concrete  Expected completion date
Batching & 9-Nov- 19- 20-Mar- 14-Jul- of Concrete Batching &
6 100 70
Processing 20 Jan-21 22 A 22 Processing Plant is
Plant delayed by 541 days
07-  Expected completion date
Design of Civil 07-Aug- 07-Aug- 22-May-
7 Dec- 75 70.2 of Design of Civil Works
Works 20 20 A 24
22 is delayed by 532 days
 Expected completion date
Design of E&M 07-Aug- 08- 07-Aug- 17-Jun-
8 75 60.95 of Design of E&M Works
Works 20 Jan-23 20 A 24
is delayed by 526 days
Procurement &  Expected completion date
Delivery of of Procurement &
30-Apr- 16-Jul- 01-Sep- 26-Oct-
9 Powerhouse 76.6 11.19 Delivery of Powerhouse
21 22 21 A 23
Mechanical Mechanical Works is
Works delayed by 467 days
 Expected completion date
Procurement &
18- of Procurement &
Delivery of 30-Apr- 15-Jan- 29-Nov-
10 Aug- 90.11 5.00 Delivery of Hydraulic
Hydraulic Steel 21 22 A 23
22 Steel Works is delayed by
Works
468 days
Purchase &  Expected completion date
Delivery of of Purchase & Delivery of
30-Apr- 15- 01-Sep- 26-Sep-
11 Powerhouse 81.45 4.38 Powerhouse Electrical
21 Jun-22 21 A 23
Electrical Works is delayed by 468
Works days

Observations:
 Design of permanent water supply line to the Employer’s Colony is not finalized
yet and needs to be expedited.
 Survey of 132KV proposed transmission line is pending due to non-availability
of WAPDA surveyor.

viii. Preliminary Works

The progress of various preliminary works under Contract MW-01 up to April, 2022 is
as under:

Planned /
Planned Actual (A) / Actual
(Baseline R4) Expected Progress
Sr. Description Remarks
(%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.

1 Flood Warning System

Design, Purchase, 7-Aug- 26-Sep- 07-Aug- 16-Feb- 100 5  Expected completion
Delivery, Inspection & 20 21 20 A 23 of Design, Purchase,
Installation of Flood Delivery &
Installation of Flood
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Planned /
Planned Actual (A) / Actual
(Baseline R4) Expected Progress
Sr. Description Remarks
(%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.
Warning System is
Warning System
delayed by 508 days
 Actual completion of
Design of Flood Warning 7-Aug- 8-Dec- 07-Aug- 30-May-
100 100 design is delayed by
System 20 20 20 A 21 A
173 days
 Expected completion
Purchase of Flood 9-Dec- 12-May- 5-May- 5-Oct-
100 0 of purchase is
Warning System 20 21 22 22
delayed by 511 days
2 Main Aggregate Processing Plant (Area-13)
 Expected completion
Delivery of Aggregate 11- of delivery of
12-Jul- 02-Sep- 8-Jun-
Processing Plant for RCC May- 100 72 Aggregate
21 21 A 22
Test & Construction 21 Processing Plant is
delayed by 331 days
 Expected completion
date of installation,
Installation &
testing &
Commissioning of
17-Jul- 28-Nov- 15-Apr- 10-Dec- commissioning of
Aggregate Processing 100 15
21 21 22 A 22 Aggregate
Plant for RCC Test (1st
Processing Plant for
Stage)
RCC Test is delayed
by 377 days
 Expected start date
Installation & of installation &
Commissioning of 29- commissioning of
24-Sep- 11-Dec- 7-Oct-
Aggregate Processing Nov- 52 0 Aggregate
22 22 23
Plant for RCC 21 Processing Plant for
Construction (2nd Stage) RCC Construction is
delayed by 377 days
3 Main Concrete Batching Plant (Area-2)
 Expected completion
of delivery of
Delivery of Concrete
27- 11-Sep- 3-Jun- Concrete Batching
Batching Plant for RCC 9-Jul-21 100 73
Apr-21 21 A 22 Plant for RCC Test &
Test & Construction
Construction is
delayed by 329 days
Installation & 15-Jul- 19-Nov- 20-Apr- 4-Jan- 100 10  Expected completion
Commissioning of 21 21 22 A 23 date of installation &
Concrete Batching Plant commissioning of
for RCC Test (1st Stage) Concrete Batching
Plant for RCC Test
is delayed by 411
days

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Planned /
Planned Actual (A) / Actual
(Baseline R4) Expected Progress
Sr. Description Remarks
(%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.

 Expected start date

Installation & of installation &
Commissioning of commissioning of
23- 7-Aug- 10-Jun- 21-Sep-
Concrete Batching Plant 8 0 Concrete Batching
Apr-22 22 23 23
for RCC Construction (2nd Plant for RCC
Stage) Construction is
delayed by 413 days

4 School (Area-4)
Design, Construct & 7-Aug- 16-Sep- 04-Nov- 1-Feb-  Expected completion
100 4.1 of design,
Equip School 20 21 20 A 23
construction &
4-Jan- 04-Nov- 25-May- equipping of School
4-Nov- 100 82
Design of School in Area-4 is delayed
20 21 20 A 22
by 503 days
5 Hospital Facilities (Area-4)
Design, Construct & 4-Sep- 24-Jun- 04-Sep- 3-Aug-  Expected completion
100 61.0
Equip Hospital 20 21 20 A 22 of design,
19- construction and
1-Apr- 01-Jul- 30-Jan-
Building Construction Dec- 100 100 equipping hospital
21 21 A 22 A
20 facilities by 405 days
2-Apr- 20-May- 25-Apr- 28-Jun-
Equip Hospital 100 20
21 21 22 A 22
CVC Mix Design 15-  Expected completion
16-Jan- 15-Nov- 2-Mar-
6 (Conventional Nov- of CVC Mix Design
22 20 A 23
Vibrated Concrete) 20 is delayed by 410
15- days
15-Feb- 15-Nov- 13-May-
Material Test Nov- 100 100
21 20 A 22 A
20
16- 18-Feb- 28-Dec- 01-Jan-
Trial Mix (1st Stage) 100 100
Feb-21 21 20 A 21 A
Report Submission (28d
19- 16-Apr- 01-Jan- 01-Apr-
age), Review & 100 100
Feb-21 21 21 A 21 A
Approval (1st Stage)
CVC Mix Design incl. 20- 24-Dec- 5-Jan- 9-Feb-
Report Submission (2nd Nov- 100 0
21 23 23
Stage) 21
RCC Mix Design 29-  Expected completion
18-Jul- 29-Nov- 29-May-
7 (Roller Compacted Nov- of RCC Mix Design
22 20 A 23
Concrete) 20 is delayed by 315
29- days.
2-May- 29-Nov- 14-May-
Material Test Nov- 100 100  Proposed Gini
21 20 A 22 A
20 Pozzolon site is still
25-Jul- 01-Nov- 15-Mar- not accessible to
3-May-
Trial Mix (1st Stage) 100 100 Contractor.
21 21 21 A 22 A

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Planned /
Planned Actual (A) / Actual
(Baseline R4) Expected Progress
Sr. Description Remarks
(%)
Start Finish Start Finish Pl. Act.

Report Submission (90d 26-Jul- 28-Oct- 1-May- 3-Aug-

100 0
age) 21 21 22 22

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2. RIGHT BANK PERIPHERY ROADS

i. Right Bank Periphery Road-01

RD 0+000 (Dhudishal) to RD 26+603 (Khanbary valley); Total 26.6 km

Overall Physical Progress Status

The overall progress achieved at RBPR-01 is as under:
Baseline Actual (A) / Tentative Progress (%)
Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Planned Actual
 Actual progress is not in
accordance with the
tentative finish date and
03-May-17 12-Jul-22* 03-May-17 A 12-Jul-22 97.59 58.64
the Contractor strongly
needs to expedite the
work
* EoT of 802 days approved upto 12-07-2022

Observations:
 The Contractor has not yet established Batching and Asphalt Plant at site as per
contract provisions and the project completion date of 12-07-2022 seems
unachievable under prevailing situation.
 Due to presence of existing PWD electricity feeder in the road alignment of
RBPR-01 at RD 25+300 (Khanbary Valley), the construction activities are at halt.

ii. Right Bank Periphery Road-02

RD 26+603 (Khanbary valley) to RD 76+529 (Hoder valley); Total 50 km

Overall Physical Progress Status

The overall progress achieved at RBPR-02 is as under:
Baseline Actual (A) / Tentative Progress (%)
Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Planned Actual
 Actual progress is
very slow and the
21-Aug-17 05-Feb-2022* 21-Aug-17 A 11-May-23** 100 55.58
Contractor needs to
expedite the work
*EoT-1 of 170 days approved up to 05-02-2022
**EoT-2 of 460 days under process

Observation: Construction activities are affected due to Land Acquisition issue at

Hoder valley.

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iii. Right Bank Periphery Road-03

RD 76+200 (Hoder valley) to RD 129+200 (Gais Bala); Total 53 km
Baseline (4th Revision) Actual (A) / Tentative Progress (%)
Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Planned Actual
 Actual progress is very
slow and the
20-Nov-20 18-Nov-24 20-Nov-20 A 18-Nov-24 23.90 12.78
Contractor needs to
expedite the work

Observations:
 Survey work on hold due to insecurity from locals at RD 76+200 to RD 80+000 at
Hoder.

 Explosives Carriage permit pending from District Administration which is delaying

excavation work.

iv. Right Bank Periphery Road-04

RD 129+200 (Gais Bala) to RD 154+300 (Darang Das Bridge); total 25.1 km

Overall Physical Progress Status

The overall progress achieved at RBPR-04 is as under:
Baseline (2nd Revision) Actual (A) / Tentative Progress (%)
Remarks
Start Finish Start Finish Planned Actual
 Actual progress is
very slow and the
09-Dec-20 09-Dec-23 09-Dec-20 A 10-Aug-24 23.17 3.64 Contractor strongly
needs to expedite the
work

Observations:
 M/s DBCG (Engineer) has issued notice to Contractor under Contract Clause
46.1 (Rate of Progress) and refused Contractor’s request for EoT-1. Contractor
plans to approach the Engineer for relief/settlement of this issue as allowed
under Contract Clause 67 (Settlement of Disputes).
 M/s DBCG’s design team is not stationed at site for quick resolution of
Contractor’s design related issues.
 NOC from District Administration is pending for the transportation, storage and
usage of Explosives for Blasting which can hamper the excavation activities.

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3. SHATIAL THOR NULLAH BYPASS (STNBP) - RKKH (Deposit Work Through

NHA)

Physical Progress Status

Month Physical Progress (%) Remarks

Work on Phase-1: KM 0 – KM 24 from

April, 2022 78.9 Basha Nullah to Minar Nullah
including Link Road is in progress

Observations
 Safety signage of STNBP not done especially for the potential land sliding areas.
 No provision of Service/Lay-by Areas in whole stretch of RKKH.
 Existing KKH should be prohibited for public use and proper security check posts
need to be established at the junction of RKKH and existing KKH.

4. WAPDA PROJECT COLONY AT THOR VALLEY

Observations:
 Training Works of Nullahs (No.3 & 4) are essentially required for the protection of
Thor Colony owing to the damages incurred during the flood witnessed in years
2015, 2020 & 2021.
 Water Supply and Sewerage system yet to be established.
 Colony access road with proper sign boards to be constructed.
 Colony internal roads need to be constructed.
 No bridge over Thor Nullah for access to Thor Power House is available.
 Security check post at colony entrance needs to be strengthened.
 Safety measure is required for Electricity supply in Thor colony wherein electric
poles are being used to support temporary water supply pipelines which is
hazardous.
 Construction of Colony boundary wall / fencing need to be constructed at the
earliest for security of residents.

5. COMPOSITE MODEL VILLAGE AT HARPAN DAS (CMV-II)

i. Contract Package CMV-II-01 - Construction of Roads and Road Structures

Observations:
 No road signage is provided.
 No slope stability measures have been taken along roads.

ii. Contract Package CMV-II-02 - Construction of Water Supply & Sewerage System

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Observation: Water proofing of Raw Water Tank has been observed to be improper
and it needs to be checked through testing and commissioning.

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6. OBSERVATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS

i. Delay in Project Completion - Contract MW-01

Completion of most of the Project activities is significantly delayed w.r.t baseline
schedule (R4) including critical activities i.e. River Diversion works & Cofferdams,
Left & Right Dam Abutment works, installation of Aggregate Processing Plant &
Concrete Batching Plant, Source Approval & Material Testing for RCC Mix Design
etc., which has resulted in delay of 315 days in tentative completion of Whole of
the Works under Contract MW-01. The matter needs to be reviewed under
Contract Clause GCC-46.1 [Rate of Progress] by the Project office as it will have
serious impacts on the subsequent Contracts such as HM-01, MW-02 etc.

ii. Approval of River Diversion Scheme - Contract MW-01

River Diversion Scheme is still not finalized despite being one of the most critical
activities for the completion of the Project. The matter needs to be treated as most
urgent by the Project management.

iii. Deployment of Additional Resources by MW-01 Contractor

It has been observed that MW-01 Contractor needs to deploy additional resources
in order to expedite the work and complete the Project activities in time. Following
table shows the progress rate desired vs. current rate of progress of the Contractor
for the excavation of Diversion Canal and similarly all other work fronts can also be
worked out by the Engineer and be reported to PD/CEO DBDC.
Current Required
Total Remaining
Total BOQ Remaining Progress Rate Progress Rate
Description BL Start BL Finish Performed Days as per
Qty. (m3) Qty. (m3) in April, 2022 as per BL
3
Qty. (m ) BL
(m3/day) (m3/day)

Diversion Canal (including EL985m Platform)

19-Jun-21 08-May-23 8,547,200 1,677,239 6,869,961 6,056 18,418 373
Excavation & Support Works

iv. Poor Support Work at Diversion Tunnel-2 Outlet

The quality of Rock Support work at DT-2 outlet portal was observed to be poor as
Shortcrete performed was not uniform and Rock bolting was improper.

v. Handing-Over of Land to MW-01 Contractor

Land for Tangir HPP and Sub Camp in Area-3 is still not officially handed over to
MW-01 Contractor which is hampering construction activities.

vi. MW-01 Contractor’s Access to Gini Pozzolan Deposits

Issue of MW-01 Contractor’s access to Gini area is still unresolved due to
confrontations with M/s CGGC (Dasu HPP Contractor), which has suspended the
investigation work of pozzolanic materials at Gini deposits by MW-01 Contractor.
The situation has serious impacts on the critical activities of RCC Mix Design and
the Plant Design.
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vii. Relocation of Basri Check post and Other Local Facilities in Area-14
Area-14 is being utilized as Spoil area by MW-01 Contractor and existing
structures i.e. Rangers’ Basri Check post and other local facilities (electricity poles)
need to be completely removed from the area.

viii. WAPDA Thor Colony

Site of WAPDA Thor Colony is prone to landslides and flooding risk as evident
from actual events of flooding witnessed in the past few years (2015, 2020 and
2021) which severely affected the Thor Colony. M/s DBCG (Consultants) has also
showed serious reservations over their accommodation in Thor Colony and
declared it highly unsafe for habitation. Instead, M/s DBCG (Consultants) has
directed the MW-01 Contractor to submit an estimate of cost and time required for
the additional work for prefab-construction of offices and living facilities in Area-6
(11.50 km D/S of Dam) to be dealt as a variation under Clause-51 of the Contract.
Whereas, WAPDA staff is residing in the Colony since long and has no other
option than to live under vulnerable conditions as no safety measures against flood
have been taken yet. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to complete all
remaining works and finalize the training works of side nullahs in Thor Colony at
the earliest.

ix. Solid Waste Management at Project Area

No proper arrangements for the disposal of solid waste are observed in the Project
area and the matter needs to be taken up by the HSE departments of both
Consultant & Contractors.

x. Poor Lighting Facilities at Project Site

Lighting arrangements done by the MW-01 Contractor for working at the sites of
River Diversion Works during night shift observed to be improper, hence, the
lighting conditions need to be improved.

xi. Absence of HSE Staff at Site

During M&S team visit, no HSE personnel (either from Contractor or Consultant)
was observed at MW-01 sites which is in contradiction with the HSE standards and
can result in any untoward incident. Furthermore, the availability of PPEs for the
WAPDA staff be ensured during site visits.

xii. Operation of WAPDA Hospital at Thor Colony

Building of WAPDA Hospital at WAPDA Thor Colony has been completed and it
needs to be equipped and made functional on priority basis to cater any kind of
medical emergencies at site.

xiii. Construction of Access Road to WAPDA Office Chilas

At present, there exists no paved access to WAPDA office Chilas which has also
been noticed by the worthy Chairman WAPDA during his visit to the Project.
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Therefore construction of paved road from DHQ Hospital to WAPDA office Chilas
is essentially required and necessary action should be taken by the Project office
in this regard.

xiv. Plantation in Project Area

No plants/trees were observed in WAPDA office at Chilas and WAPDA Thor
Colony, therefore, plantation needs to be done for the benefit of environment and
landscaping of the WAPDA premises in Project area.

xv. Shortage WAPDA Engineers at Project Site

It has been observed with grave concern that there is only one Senior Engineer
posted at Project site and several positions of Middle Management are lying
vacant.

xvi. Active Involvement of WAPDA Technical Staff at Site

WAPDA Engineers/Technical Staff deputed at site observed not to be actively
involved in the Project activities and following recommendations may be
considered to improve the work efficiency of the Engineers:
1. Clearly defining work specific assignments related to Construction
Supervision
2. Deputation on discrete components of the Project
3. Close coordination with the Consultant/Contractor at Site
4. Availability of road worthy (4x4) vehicle at site
5. Provision of Contract Documents, IFC drawings, Method statements of
ongoing activities to WAPDA Engineers at site
6. Provision of Desktop / Laptop and printer at WAPDA site cabin

xvii. Provision of Record to M&S Monitoring Team WAPDA during Site Visits
It has been seriously noticed during the site visit that Consultants (M/s DBCG) was
unable to provide the information required by M&S Monitoring Team owing to the
unavailability of data at site, neither was it provided lately. It is therefore requested
that the provision/availability of data be ensured at site for the ready reckoning of
M&S Monitoring Team in future.

xviii. Sharing of Official Information with Director (Monitoring) DBDP, M&S Office
It has been noticed with grave concern that the office of Director (Monitoring)
DBDP, M&S is not receiving emails anymore regarding official
correspondence among Project Stakeholders (i.e. Employer, Consultants and
Contractors) relevant to the Project activities since 21.04.2022 which is essentially
required for the performance of this office in the best interest of Authority’s work.
The same reservation was also communicated to the Project office vide letter
dated 11-05-2022, which has not been addressed yet.

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xix. Tribute to Engr. Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad (Late), Director (Coordination)

DBDP, WAPDA
Worthy WAPDA Management is requested to pay tribute to “Engr. Muhammad
Shafiq Ahmad (Late)” who served as Director (Coordination)/Chief Engineer,
WAPDA at Project site, Chilas and died on Feb 10 th, 2022 in the line of duty. He
had been actively involved in the preparation of PC-1 (AL&R) and coordination with
locals and District Administration regarding compensation payments which made
its way for smooth running of the Project. His services for WAPDA and the Project
needs to be appreciated in the form of tribute such as naming any Building Block of
WAPDA Colony or road of WAPDA Office / Colony after him. He will be
remembered always especially for his services for resettlement issues and his
legacy will remain immortal.

All the recommendations are presented in the best interest of Project and may be
considered without cost and time impact under intimation to this office positively.

(Engr. Nauman Liaqat) (Engr. Ch. Muhammad Aamir Hassan)

Dy. Director (Monitoring) DBDP (M&S) Director (Monitoring) DBDP (M&S)

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