International projects: NESPAK to build dam in Nigeria

Obudu Dam is in the Cross River State in southeast of Nigeria.

LAHORE:


National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) in a joint-venture with H P Gauff Ingenieure Gmbh and Company – a German engineering firm – has won engineering supervision of Obudu Dam Rehabilitation project in Nigeria, said a press release.



Obudu Dam is in the Cross River State in southeast of Nigeria. It is an earth filled structure with a height of 18 metres, total crest length of 425 metres and storage capacity of 4.2 million cubic metres. It is a multipurpose dam and was commissioned in 1999 for use in farm irrigation, fishing, potable water supply and also for recreational and tourism purposes.

Nespak, which is the largest architectural and engineering consultancy firm of Pakistan, operates nationally and internationally. It has office in six countries and has worked in more than 36 countries.

Winning this project in international competition shows consistency with Nespak’s policy of overseas expansion, said the release.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 24th, 2012.
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