The Kurram Tangi Dam ( ps, د کرم تنګي ډېم) is a multipurpose
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...
under construction on the Kaitu River in
North Waziristan
North Waziristan District ( ps, شمالي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanist ...
,
Pakistan
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, with a 83.4 MW power generation capacity.
Location
The Kurram Tangi Dam is located across Kaitu River (which more downstream becomes the
Kurram River), about 14 km upstream of Kurram Garhi Headworks and 32 km north of
Bannu City in the
Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA).
Irrigation system
The project will be constructed in two phases. Stage-I consists in a 18 ft-tall weir on Kaitu River. It will be completed within 3 years, and allow the irrigation of 16,000 acres of land in North Waziristan Agency, while about 18MW of electricity will be generated.
The complete system will irrigate a command area of 84,380 acres and have hydro-power generation capacity of 83.4 MW. The dam is also designed to supplement 278,000 acres of existing system of Civil and Marwat Canals.
Work Progress
In January 2013
USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 bi ...
offered US$81 million for Keitu weir and irrigation. Italy offered US$45 Million for Command Area Development to be executed by FATA Secretariat.
On June 7, 2016, the Contract Agreement was signed and the Engineer's Order to Commence was issued a week later.
In July 2016, construction started. The foundation stone was laid on March 3, 2017, by Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...
.
April 2019 was the estimated completion date for phase I. Construction works for phase II had not started yet as of February 2020.
The physical progress of the project is around 60.75%.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
References
{{Dams in Pakistan
Dams in Pakistan
Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan
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