DAMS IN PAKISTAN

                   Proposed Dams:-

Kalabagh Dam:-

Location:-

The Kalabagh dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River at Kalabagh in Mianwali District of the Punjab province in Pakistan.

Objectives:-

1. This multi-purpose project would have a live storage capacity of 6.1 million acre feet.
2. It would make substantial contribution to firming up the irrigation supplies not only for new projects but additional allocation agreed by the provinces under Water Apportionment Accord (WAA) of 1991.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Earth fill
Height	260 ft.
Length	11,000 feet
Gross Storage Capacity	7.9 MAF
Live Storage Capacity	6.1 MAF
Dead Storage	1.8 MAF
Retention Level	915 ft
Main Spillway Capacity	1.07 million cusecs
Design Flood Discharge	1.92 million cusecs
Hydropower Generation	3,600 MW
Maximum Discharge	1.2 million cusecs (in 1929)
Total Volume of Dam	34 million yds3

Munda Dam:-

Location:-

This project is proposed to be constructed on Swat River about 5 Km upstream of Munda Head works in Mohmand Agency FATA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Objectives:-

1. Flood Mitigation.
2. Irrigated Agriculture development of 15,097 acres, further enhancement of command area will  be assessed as per request of Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
3. Hydropower generation.
4. Socio-economic uplift of People of the area.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Concrete-Faced Rock Filled
Length	2,500 ft
Height	698.82 ft
Reservoir Gross Capacity	1.290 MAF
Reservoir Live Capacity	0.676 MAF
Reservoir Dead Capacity	0.314 MAF
Reservoir Flood Capacity	0.081 MAF
Power Generation	740 MW
Command Area	15,100 Acres

Satpara Dam:-

Location:-

This project is located on Satpara Nullah downstream of Satpara Lake which is about 6km of Sakardu Town.

Objectives:-

1. Irrigates 15,536 acres of land
2. Supply 3.1millions gallons per day drinking water to Sakardu city.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Earth fill with silty clay core
Dam Length	560ft
Maximum Height	128ft
Gated Spillway	5000 cusecs
Reservoir Gross Storage Capacity	93,310 Acre ft
Reservoir Live Storage Capacity	55,617 Acre ft
Power House Generation	17MW

Diamer Basha Dam:-

Location:-

Diamer Basha Dam Project is proposed to be located on the Indus River 315 km upstream of Tarbela Dam site, about 180 km below the town of Gilgit.

Objectives:-

1. Enhance the potential life of Tarbela reservoir by 35 years.
2. Economic and social development of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
3. Power transmission to be developed under this project will provide corridor for the proposed projects like Dasu, Pattan, Bunji etc. in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Roller Compacted Concrete
Maximum height	272m
Reservoir Gross Storage	8.1MAF
Reservoir live storage	6.4MAF
Total Land Acquired	37,419Acres
Power House Generation	4500MW

Gomal Zam Dam:-

Location:-

Gomal Zam Dam site (Khajuri Kach), is located on Gomal River in South Waziristan Agency, west of Tank and D.I.Khan Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Objective:-

1. Irrigated agricultural development
2. Hydropower generation
3. Flood Protection

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Concrete Gravity Dam
Height	437ft
Length	231ft
Reservoir Gross Storage	1.140MAF
Reservoir Live Storage	0.892MAF
Reservoir Dead Storage	0.243MAF
Total Irrigated Area	163,100Acre ft
Installed Capacity	17.4MW

EXISTING DAMS

Mirani Dam:-

Location:-

Mirani Dam is located on the Dasht River, approximately 30 km west of Turbat and 8 km from the nearest point of the under-construction 820 km-long M8 motorway (Pakistan) connecting Ratodero with Gwader.

Objectives:-

1. The primary purpose of Mirani Dam was to store water from the three rivers during the summer season and during floods so that water could be available for irrigation purposes throughout the year in order to bring 33,200 acres of hitherto uncultivated land in Kech Valley under cultivation.
2. The secondary purpose of Mirani Dam is to ensure a constant supply of clean drinking water to the towns of Turbat and Gwadar throughout the year.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Earth Fill
Height	127 Ft.
Length at Crest	3,350 Ft.
Top Width	35 Ft.
Catchment Area	7,964 Sq. miles
Average Annual Flow	223,000 A. Ft.
Reservoir Gross Storage	302,000 A. Ft.
Reservoir Live Storage	52,000 A. Ft.
Average Annual Releases	114,000 A. Ft.
Designed Capacity	205,800 Cusecs
Maximum Capacity	384,300 Cusecs
Capacity	377 Cusecs

Mangla Dam:

Location:

The Mangla Dam is located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Objectives:

1. The project was designed primarily to increase the amount of water that could be used for irrigation from the flow of the River Jhelum and its tributaries.
2. Its secondary function was to generate electrical power from the irrigation releases at the artificial head of the reservoir.
3. The project was not designed as a flood control structure, although some benefit in this respect also arises from its use for irrigation and water supply.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Earth fill
Height	380 ft
Length	10,300 feet
Lake Area:	97.7 sq. miles
Catchment Area	12,870 Sq miles
Gross Storage Capacity	5.88 MAF
Live Storage Capacity	5.34 MAF
Main Spillway Capacity	1.01 million cusecs
Hydropower Generation	1,000MW

Tarbela Dam:

Location:

It is located In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the border with Afghanistan.

Objective:

1. The primary function of Tarbela Project was to regulate the Indus river flows
2. The secondary function is generation of electric power
3. Incidental benefits include limited flood control of Indus River and a substantial contribution to tourism.

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Earth and Rock fill
Height	485ft
Reservoir Area	95 sq. miles
Gross Storage Capacity	11.62MAF
Live Storage Capacity	9.7MAF
Main Spill Way Capacity	6.5 million cusecs
Power Generation	3478MW

Warsak Dam:

Location:

The Warsak Dam is located on the Kabul River in the province of NWFP Pakistan about 19 miles north-west of the city of Peshawar.

Objective:

Technical Data:-

Dam Type	Concrete Gravity Dam
Height	250ft
Catchment Area	26,000 sq. miles
Design Flood Discharge	540,000 cusecs
Total Storage Capacity	56,710 million m3
Live Storage Capacity	31,210 million m3
Geology and Bed Rock	Granite and Schist
Total Volume of Dam	42,000 cubic yards
Power Generation	240MW