Raghagan Dam

Raghagan Dam
Location of Raghagan Dam in Pakistan
Country Pakistan
Location Bajaur Agency, FATA
Coordinates 34°47′26.15″N 71°35′11.26″E / 34.7905972°N 71.5864611°E / 34.7905972; 71.5864611Coordinates: 34°47′26.15″N 71°35′11.26″E / 34.7905972°N 71.5864611°E / 34.7905972; 71.5864611
Status Under construction
Construction began 2013
Opening date 2015 (est.)
Construction cost PKR 195.983 million
Owner(s) Government of Pakistan
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth Filled
Height 52 feet
Length 200 feet
Reservoir
Total capacity 1252 acre feet

Raghagan Dam is a concrete gravity dam under construction 13 kilometers East of Khaar town, Bajaur Agency of FATA, Pakistan.

Construction of dam started in January, 2013 and is expected to complete by September 2015 with a projected cost of PKR 195.983 Millions.[1][2] The dam has a height 52 of feet and length 200 feet. The dam will irrigate area of around 3,500 acres land, with total water storage capacity of 1252 acre-feet.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ FATA Development Authority » Raghagan Dam in Bajuar Agency
  2. ↑ Raghagan Small Dam to be completed next year
  3. ↑ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan - sohni dharti : sohni dharti
  4. ↑ Raghagan Small Dam in Bajaur Agency to be constructed
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