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Kand Dam

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Country
  
Pakistan

Length
  
200 m (640 ft)

Catchment area
  
53.7 km²

Construction cost
  
198.1 million PKR

Status
  
Suspended

Height
  
23 m

Owner
  
Government of Pakistan

Construction began
  
2011

Kand Dam

Location
  
North Waziristan Agency, FATA

Type of dam
  
Embankment, rock-filled

Total capacity
  
4,163,000 m (3,375 acre·ft)

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Kand Dam is small earth core rock-fill dam under construction in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, Pakistan.

The construction of dam started in 2011 and was expected to be complete by September 2014 with projected cost of PKR 198.145 Million. Due to military operations, construction of the dam was suspended in June 2014 at 86% progress. The dam has a height of 23 metres (75 ft) and a length of 200 metres (640 ft). If completed, the dam would irrigate 290 hectares (716 acres) of land, with a total water storage capacity of 4,163,000 cubic metres (3,375 acre·ft), and a catchment area of 53.7 square kilometres (20.75 sq mi).

References

Kand Dam Wikipedia