Kand Dam

Kand Dam
Location of Kand Dam
Country Pakistan
Location North Waziristan Agency, FATA
Coordinates 33°05′30″N 70°12′25″E / 33.09167°N 70.20694°ECoordinates: 33°05′30″N 70°12′25″E / 33.09167°N 70.20694°E
Status Suspended
Construction began 2011
Construction cost PKR 198.145 million
Owner(s) Government of Pakistan
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-filled
Height 23 m (75 ft)
Length 200 m (640 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 4,163,000 m3 (3,375 acre·ft)
Catchment area 53.7 km2 (20.75 sq mi)

Kand Dam is small earth core rock-fill dam under construction in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, Pakistan.

The construction of dam started in 2011 and was expected to be complete by September 2014 with projected cost of PKR 198.145 Million. Due to military operations, construction of the dam was suspended in June 2014 at 86% progress. The dam has a height of 23 metres (75 ft) and a length of 200 metres (640 ft).[1] The dam will irrigate 290 hectares (716 acres) of land, with a total water storage capacity of 4,163,000 cubic metres (3,375 acre·ft), and a catchment area of 53.7 square kilometres (20.75 sq mi).[2]

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References

  1. ↑ FATA Development Authority » Kand Small Dam in North Waziristan Agency
  2. ↑ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan - sohni dharti : sohni dharti