Kurram Tangi Dam
The Kurram Tangi Dam (Pashto: د کرم تنګي ډېم) is a multipurpose dam under construction on the Kaitu River in North Waziristan, Pakistan, with a 83.4 MW power generation capacity.
| Kurram Tangi Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kurram Tangi Dam in Pakistan | |
| Location | North Waziristan |
| Coordinates | 33°10′14″N 70°23′59″E |
| Purpose | Power, Irrigation |
| Construction began | July 2016 [1] |
| Opening date | Unknown |
| Construction cost | PKR 30 Billion [2] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kaitu River |
| Length | 98 m [1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1.48 billion m3 [1] |
| Active capacity | 1.11 billion m3 [1] |
| Installed capacity | 83.4 MW [1] |
| Annual generation | 350 GWh [1] |
Location
The Kurram Tangi Dam is located across Kaitu River (which more downstream becomes the Kurram River), about 14 km upstream of Kurram Garhi Headworks and 32 km north of Bannu City in the Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA).[1]
Irrigation system
The project will be constructed in two phases. Stage-I consists in a 18 ft-tall weir on Kaitu River. It will be completed within 3 years, and allow the irrigation of 16,000 acres of land in North Waziristan Agency, while about 18MW of electricity will be generated.
The complete system will irrigate a command area of 84,380 acres and have hydro-power generation capacity of 83.4 MW. The dam is also designed to supplement 278,000 acres of existing system of Civil and Marwat Canals.[3]
Work Progress
On January 2013 USAID offered US$81 million for Keitu weir and irrigation. Italy offered US$45 Million for Command Area Development to be executed by FATA Secretariat.
On June 7, 2016 the Contract Agreement was signed and the Engineer's Order to Commence was issued a week later.
In July 2016, construction started. The foundation stone was laid on March 3, 2017 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[4]
April 2019 was the estimated completion date for phase I. [5] Construction works for phase II had not started yet as of February 2020.[6]
As of March 2018, the physical progress of the project was 16.71%, while the financial progress of the project is 15.23%.
References
- Kurram Tangi Dam
- "Work on Kurram-Tangi Dam in full swing". 13 July 2017.
- "KURRAM TANGI DAM MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt. of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- Dawn.com (3 March 2017). "PM Nawaz lays foundation stone of Kurram Tangi Dam in North Waziristan".
- Kurram Tangi Dam
- Khan, Iftikhar A. (2020-02-12). "Upper house passes two bills with amendments". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
