Sabakzai Dam

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]

Sabakzai Dam
Location of Sabakzai Dam in Balochistan, Pakistan
Sabakzai Dam (Pakistan)
CountryPakistan
LocationZhob, Balochistan
Coordinates30°56′51″N 69°21′23″E
StatusOperational
Construction began2004
Opening date2007
Construction cost1960.823 million (US$12 million)
Owner(s)Government of Balochistan
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth and rock fill
Height34.75 m (114.0 ft)
Length395 m (1,296 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity40,335,000 m3 (32,700 acre⋅ft)

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]

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan

Notes

  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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