Opening date August 2014 Type of dam Concrete gravity Catchment area 8,161 km² Construction cost 9.4 billion PKR | Status Operational Operator(s) WAPDA Height 46 m Owner Government of Pakistan Construction began 2010 | |
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Similar Nai Gaj Dam, Allai Khwar Hydropower Plant, Satpara Dam, Jawa Dam | ||
Darawat dam project wapda pakistan
Darawat Dam is concrete gravity dam across Nai Baran River near Village of Jhangri in Jamshoro district of Sindh, Pakistan.
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Map of Darawat Dam, Pakistan
Construction of dam started in March 2010 and its completion was inaugurated by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on 9 March 2013. Its estimated cost was PKR 9.3 Billion.
The dam has length 820-foot-long with 141 feet height, which would store about 120,000 acres feet of water to help irrigate 25,000 acres of land.
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