ISLAMABAD: Diamir-Bhasha Dam project, a life-line for the national economy, would help meet country future agricultural and power requirements.

Talking to APP an official of Water and Power Ministry said that the dam would generate 19 billion units of electricity annually.

He said the mega project would store over 8 Million Acre Feet of water to meet country's growing power and irrigation needs.He said the Dam would enhance life of Tarbela Dam by over 35 years.

To a question he said, Diamir-Bhasha dam is the first major hydel power project after Mangla Dam built in 1967 and Tarbela Dam built in 1974.

To another question, he said Diamer Bhasha dam with a height of 272 meters, is being built on Indus river, about 300 kilometers upstream of Tarbela Dam, he added.

He said the Dam will be completed in seven to eight years.