The dam will generate 17.4 megawatts of power, benefiting 25,000 households. PHOTO: NNI
If the test is successful, the dam will be made operational and will generate 17.4 megawatts of power, benefiting 25,000 households.
The multi-purpose dam will irrigate 200,000 acres of land in district Tank and tehsil Kulachi, in district Dera Ismail Khan.
The dam was inaugurated in South Waziristan on September 12 by then water and power minister Khawaja Asif, along with the US Ambassador Richard Olson and K-P Governor Engineer Shaukatullah.
The project’s completion will benefit all of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa where the present energy crisis has damaged the country’s economy, Asif had said at its inauguration.
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Historically, prior partition in 1898 British Army were planned to construct this multipurpose Dam in Khajoori Kach - West Waziristan (KPK) and they did its Preliminary Survey too. After partition in 1963 Pakistan government they officially launched this project however due to the 1965 War government stopped due to bad cash flow and gov’t negligence. According to WAPDA, in 2001 again progress of work commenced and set completion date in 2011.Construction of Power House completed in 2013 and inaugurated by current government Minster along with US diplomat. Good news is that we get rewarded after long journey!
@syed wazir The real credit goes to US paying for this Project. Chinese & Turkish Company fought for their profits building power station & reservoir. WAPDA mismanaged it & the cost increased by 40%.
@Hitler: It’s surprising how our odd pupil as a whole became rude while they don’t use common sense and start cropping with aggression. Aggression always lead anarchy and took place when no certain things support argument. Sharing general views on social sites must be appreciated nor made them controversial. If any government either of PPP, PLMN or Musharaf they did good stuff for public interest must be cherished. Those governments deserve more respect which tries to eliminate core issues and make continuity for the sake of people who are directly getting benefits in resultant.
@Hitler: Yes you should be ashamed of your comment regarding export of electricity.
@Pakistani Patriot: For the record work on this dam was started in 2001 by Musharraf but after the kidnapping & killing of a Chinese engineer work remained suspended for a few years. It was restarted again during Musharraf's time. As pointed above the impact of its irrigation component will be far greater than its power generation, 200000 acres of irrigated lands (presently mostly barren) will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs as well as help in starting up some agro-based industries in this backward area.
I am stunned to see the comments appreciating the current N league government. They had nothing to do with this. It was planned way back in the Musharraf era. I feel ashamed to see that our public is this ignorant to believe in whatever is fed to them.
A good government categorized when they establish continuity in those schemes which directly relate to the people of that country. PML'N current gov't took credit in abiding those valued schemes which were initiated by their predecessors for public interest like Benazir Income Support Programme & Musharaf era Mega Projects.
If they will continue in that spirit and control over recent worst violence and terrorism throughout the country then they will be in a position to survive longer.
A dam developed for the people of KP with help from the USA? Imran Khan must immediately stop this with a dharna, before a single megawatt starts to flow.
@Mubashar Anwar: This comment shows (unless you are joking) that the current government's supporters lack vision just as much as their government itself. So you think that PMLN gov't planned, initiated development, completed development of this dam in 9 months? LOL. Sir, your hated Musharraf government initiated this project, your minister only inaugurated it. So much for the anti-Musharraf propaganda!
Lets hope this functions.....not like Karachi DHA Co-Gen Plant that worked for 4 days after Musharraf inaugirated it.......USD 125 milion down the drain.
This credit goes to mushraf and army, PNL have nothing to show the people of Waziristan in history, limited only to Punjab and Lahore in particular
Yeah, there are 4 wind turbines in my area and none produces up to 2 MW.
Pakistan needs mega dams.
Some good news, thanks.
The multi-purpose dam will irrigate 200,000 acres of land in district Tank and tehsil Kulachi, in district Dera Ismail Khan. The irrigation purpose is as important as the power generation, though not much. 2 lakh acres is quite a large area of land.
Project was initiated in 2007. The credit goes to Musharraf. Vision PPP and PML(N) is limited to meaningless Youth / Heritage Festivals. Anybody else trying to take credit is cheap political gimmick.
At least we can say current government is on right track!
Wow...what an achievement...17 MW. Pakistan now will be able to export the electricity.
On a serious note, Government has to use the modern technology and get maximum benefit from Solar and Wind energy.
unless we get rid of the current Chairman WAPDA who did not do any good under PPP tenure, i do not know how we will get better results and more dams. Pakistan should also try to get involved in African countries to get Urinium like France and just spend peanuts on local population and create unrest
Very nice, Pk