Dahla Dam
| Dahla Dam | |
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Aeria view of Dahla Dam in June 2012 | |
| Location | Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 31.855544, 65.892413 |
| Opening date | 1952 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Arghandab River |
| Height | 55 metres |
| Length | 535 metres |
The Dahla Dam is the largest dam in Kandahar Province, and the second largest in Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The dam is 34 kilometers north of Kandahar City and is operated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.
The dam was first built between 1950 to 1952 during the reign of Zahir Shah, the last King of Afghanistan.[1][7]
The contractor for the project was Morrison-Knudsen Afghanistan Incorporated.[8]
In 2008 the dam was being rehabilitated with Canadian Forces assistance. When the project is finished it is hoped that it will double the amount of irrigated land in the Arghandab River basin.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Provincial profile for Kandahar Province" (PDF). Regional Rural Economic Regeneration Strategies. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ Stephen Chase (2008-07-17). "Dahla dam project is potential target: military". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Doug Schmidt (2008-06-11). "Cdn. military to safeguard Afghan dam project". Canwest News Service. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Signature Project: Dahla Dam and Irrigation System". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Dahla Dam -- Summer 2008 (video podcast)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Dahla Dam -- Summer 2008". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Canada will spend $120 million to build Afghanistan’s Dahla dam". Daily Commercial News. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=c7152e5eb3ecc00e169e31c723038a9b
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