Sabakzai Dam

Dam in Balochistan, Pakistan
Dam in Zhob, Balochistan
30°56′51″N 69°21′23″E / 30.94750°N 69.35639°E / 30.94750; 69.35639StatusOperationalConstruction began1998Opening date2007Construction costRs. 1960.823 million (US$6.8 million)Owner(s)Government of BalochistanDam and spillwaysType of damEarth and rock fillHeight34.75 m (114.0 ft)Length395 m (1,296 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity40,335,000 m3 (32,700 acre⋅ft)

Sabakzai Dam is an embankment dam on the Sawar Rud, a tributary of Zhob River, about 68 km southwest of Zhob in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]

The 395 m long dam is earth and rock-fill with a command area of 7300 acres.[2] Construction began in 2004 and it was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 September 2007. The irrigation works are still being constructed.[3][when?]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sabakzai Dam Project Brief" (PDF). PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. ^ "SABAKZAI DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ Shahid, Saleem (3 September 2007). "Sabakzai Dam in Zhob inaugurated: Musharraf urges people to combat militants". Dawn. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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