Darawat Dam
| Darawat Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Darawat Dam in Pakistan | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Jamshoro District, Sindh |
| Coordinates | 25°24′33.4″N 67°56′33.3″E / 25.409278°N 67.942583°ECoordinates: 25°24′33.4″N 67°56′33.3″E / 25.409278°N 67.942583°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2010 |
| Opening date | August 2014 |
| Construction cost | PKR 9.4 billion |
| Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
| Height | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Length | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 150,000,000 m3 (120,000 acre·ft) |
| Active capacity | 110,000,000 m3 (89,000 acre·ft) |
| Inactive capacity | 40,000,000 m3 (32,000 acre·ft) |
| Catchment area | 3,151 sq mi (8,160 km2) |
Darawat Dam is concrete gravity dam across Nai Baran River near Village of Jhangri in Jamshoro district of Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2]
Construction of dam started in March 2010 and its completion was inaugurated by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on 9 March 2013.[3] Its estimated cost was PKR 9.3 Billion.[4]
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.[5]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
- List of power stations in Pakistan
- Satpara Dam
- Allai Khwar Hydropower Project
- Gomal Zam Dam
References
- ↑ Darawat Dam to irrigate 50,000 acres of land
- ↑ Darawat dam PROJECT
- ↑ "President inaugurates Darawat Dam Project". Business Recorder. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ Darawat Dam Project to create 4,500 jobs - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
- ↑ PM to inaugurate Darawat Dam – The Express Tribune
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