GILGIT, Oct 30: The GilgitBaltistan government has formed an advisory committee on Diamer-Bhasha dam to deal with the issue of payment of compensation to the affected people.

A local administration official on condition of anonymity told Dawn that the committee had been constituted by the Chief Secretary Mohammad Yonus Dhagga.

He added that led by the chief secretary himself, the committee comprised deputy commissioners of Ghizer and Hunza/Nagar districts and law department`s deputy secretary. -Correspondent