INTRODUCTION
Dams are built for a variety of reasons, including flood control, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation. With climate change and variable weather patterns, the construction of dams to store water for later use has become essential.
The construction of dams has been a major problem in Pakistan for decades. No major dam has been built in Pakistan since 1984. Due to this Pakistan has always seen destruction after floods. And no way to save a large amount of water. But now a few years ago Pakistan is showing more concern and taking steps to build big dams. Now Pakistan is working on the construction of seven big dams. Which are:
| Kurram Tangi Dam | KPK | 2016 |
| Dasu Dam | KPK | 2020 |
| Mohmand Dam | KPK | 2019 |
| Kalam Dam | KPK | – |
| Othla Dam | KPK | – |
| Jabba Dam | KPK | – |
| Jalozai Dam | KPK | – |
| Dadocha Dam | Punjab | – |
| Nai Gaj Dam | Sindh | – |
| Darawat Dam | Sindh | – |
| Naulong Dam | Balochistan | – |
| Basha Dam | Gilgit-Baltistan | 2019 |
Kurram Tangi Dam
Kurram Tangi Dam is located across the Kattu River (now known as the Kurram River) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It is located about 14 km upstream of Karamgarhi headworks and 32 km north of Bannu city (FATA).
The construction of the project will be done in two phases. The first stage consists of an 18-foot-tall beam. It is expected to be completed in three years and will irrigate 16,000 acres of land in the North Waziristan Agency. Moreover, it will generate about 18 MW of energy.
Karam Tangi Dam has a total power generation capacity of 83.4 MW and is currently under construction on the Kitu River in North Waziristan, Pakistan.
Dasu Dam
Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) is another embarkment dam that entails the construction of a 4,320MW hydropower plant in Dasu town in the Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).
The project is around 345 kilometers from Islamabad, 74 kilometers downstream of the Diamer Basha Dam, 240 kilometers upstream of the Tarbela Dam, and 74 kilometers downstream of the Diamer Basha Dam.
Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is developing the run-of-river hydroelectric project in two stages. It is one of the hydropower development projects featured in WAPDA’s Vision 2025 Program, launched in 2001, and the Government of Pakistan’s Power Policy 2013.
A total of 12 hydropower units with a combined capacity of 360MW will be installed, six in the first phase and six in the second.
Phase one will have a capacity of 12,300GWh per year, while phase two will increase it to 21,700GWh per year.
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