Akhori Dam

The Akhori Dam project is a proposed multipurpose dam in Pakistan, about 60 km west of Islamabad. Developed by Pakistani Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) as part of its Water Vision 2025, it has been proposed by the former Pakistan Muslim League (Q)'s Government.

Akhori Dam
CountryPakistan
LocationAkhori, Attock district, Punjab
Coordinates33°42′23″N 72°26′34″E
PurposePower, water storage
StatusProposed
Construction cost$1.6 Billion Est.
Operator(s)Wapda
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsHaro River
Height122 m
Length5.16 km
Reservoir
CreatesAkhori reservoir
Total capacity9.4 km3
Power Station
Installed capacity600 MW
Annual generation2,155 GWh
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AKHORI DAM

The dam will be able to store about 8.6 billion cubic metres of water that is split filling the Tarbela reservoir during the monsoon season.[1] It will also host a 600 MW hydropower plant, expected to generate an estimated 2,155 GWh/year.[2]

Controversy

The local people of this area may be opposed to the proposal because they are small land holder agriculturalists, but the government continues to press on. Government officials claim locals though are willing to give up their land for the better of the nation. With the construction of the dam, as many as 49,320 persons would be displaced and the government would have to bear an environmental and resettlement cost of $0.3 billion. More than thirty villages including Daurdad, Akhori, Humak, Boota, Jabi, and Bathou would be inundated.[3]

References
  1. Akhori dam and the Tarbela links
  2. "Akhori Dam Project". www.wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. Ministry recommends $1.6b for Akhroi Dam
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