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Who Built How Many Dams In Pakistan? Comparison and Facts.

Who Built How Many Dams In Pakistan? Comparison and Facts. Data and Facts Compiled By Dr. Humma Saifullah


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ایوب خان کے 11سالہ دور میں 3بڑے ڈیم بنے

ضیاالحق کے 10سال میں 8ڈیم

مشرف کے 9سالُ میں 3 ڈیم

بینظیر کے دور میں ٹوٹل 5 ڈیم

اور نواز شرئف دور میں 11 بڑے ڈیم بنے

پاکستان کُی کل بجلی پیداوار کا تقریبا 40 فیصد ن دور میں نیشنل گرڈ میں شامل ہوا 



1958-69 


1961 waliltangi dam

1967 Mangla

1974 tarbela dam 


1978-88

1979 hub dam

1982 Mangi dam

1983 shadak dam

1984 khud koocha 

1985 under base dam

1986 thamarak dam

1987 amach dam

1988 shaiker dam :


1990-93

1991 khajeer dam 

1991 tooth dam

1993 shagai dam

1993 sasnak mana storage


1993-96

1994 band e chaman

1994 nishpa dam

1994 pinakai dam

1994 tabai dam

1995 akra kaur 


1997-99

1995–96 hingi dam

1997 Tangi dam 


1999-08

2002 chotiari dam

2006 Mirani Dam

2007 sabaqzai dam


2008-13

2011 dandy dam


2013-18

2013 satpara dam

2014 drawat dam۔  2010 

2015 Noulong dam

2018 neelam jehlum

2019 nai gaj :



Disclaimer: Might be slight error in completion years mentioned since i pulled the data from a lot of sources :


Dam Projects by Imran Khan Led PTI Govt In Pakistan. Compiled By PTI Family Magazine On Twitter.

2/n

Darawat Dam

Construction of the rain fed dam started - January, 2012 Cost = Rs11.67bn 

Completed in 2014 

(Ref https://t.co/jggjqMivsk)  

This is a failed project and was first time overflowed since it’s inception in 2014.

(Ref dated 27 July 2022 


3/n

Performance Audit Report 2016-17 states

Darawat Dam Project was approved by ECNEC at a cost of Rs. 7,554.69 million. 

 Major changes were made in the design

 Power house having capacity of 300 KW was not constructed which

resulted in heavy loss to the WAPDA


4/n


 State-land was not distributed among the landless women

 Government of Sindh did not take interest in construction of Phase-II of Darawat Dam Project being its own responsibility

 High Efficiency Irrigation System was not developed by the Government of Sindh


5/n

 EPC Contractor did not follow the design provided in the Feasibility Report

 Main contract was awarded at 137.93% higher rates from the approved cost of PC-I i.e. Rs. 3,175.20 million

 Contract was awarded without competitive bidding

(Ref https://t.co/3V9VGiJc9S)


6/n


Naulong Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, Pakistan. 

Feasibility studies completed in 2009 

Planned completion in 2012 remains unbuilt by 2022

https://t.co/idjkv1P8Et


7/n

Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant


Approval 1989

Project was intended to begin in 2002 &be completed in 2008 

Construction started - 2008 

Contract - July 2007. 

1st generator - commissioned in April 2018 

Project - completed in August 2018

(Ref https://t.co/fmM5bpFEoI)


8/n

Nai Gaj Dam 


Construction started - May 2012. Planned to be completed in 3 years, 

Project heavily delayed, increased cost from an estimate of Rs17 Billon to a revised Rs 47.7 Billion in 2019. Around 51% of the construction work completed in 2018.

expected completion in 2024


9/9


Little efforts to go through WAPDA Papers, newspapers, wikipedia etc. If any information is found wrong, kindly update thread and correct the details.

But none of the new Hydel Project was started between 2013-2018, Even few projects are still not completed started by PPP






Who Built How Many Dams In Pakistan? Facts And Figures Dams

Comparison and Facts. PTI VS PML N Dam Projects In Pakistan. Who Built Hydro Dams In Pakistan? 

 Data and Facts Compiled By Dr. Humma Saifullah.


Dam Projects by Imran Khan Led PTI Govt In Pakistan. Compiled By PTI Family Magazine On Twitter.






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