Naulong Dam

Naulong Dam
Country Pakistan
Location Jhal Magsi, Balochistan
Status Under-construction
Construction began July 2012
Opening date June 2015
Construction cost PKR 18.082 billion
Owner(s) Government of Balochistan
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Zoned Earth-fill Dam
Height 186 ft
Reservoir
Total capacity 0.242 MAF
Power station
Installed capacity 4.4 MW

Naulong Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its Construction Contract has been awarded to Descon Engineering Limited, which is the biggest Contractor in Pakistan.

The zoned earth-filled dam is 186 feet high with a gross storage of 0.242 MAF and a command area of 47,000 acres. It has a hydro power capacity of 4.4 MW.[1]

History

Feasibility studies for the dam were completed in 2009 and construction for the proposed dam started in 2012.[2]

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan

Notes

  1. "NAULONG DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. "Work at Nai Gaj and Naulong dams to begin". The News. Retrieved 6 July 2012.


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