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Zao Dam

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Country
  
Pakistan

Status
  
Operational

Owner(s)
  
Government of Pakistan

Height
  
26 m

Total capacity
  
986,800 m³

Construction began
  
2011

Location
  
Khyber Agency, FATA

Opening date
  
2014

Type of dam
  
Rock Filled

Length
  
82 m

Construction cost
  
142 million PKR

Zao Dam

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Zao Dam is a small earth core rock-fill dam in Khyber Agency of FATA, Pakistan.

Map of Zao Dam, Orakzai Agency Rd, Pakistan

The construction of dam was started in July, 2011 and completed in June, 2014 at a cost of PKR 142 million. The dam has a height of 85 feet, covered a length of around 270 feet, with actual storage capacity of water 800 acre feet. The dam irrigates around 250 acres of area.

References

Zao Dam Wikipedia