Dandy Dam

Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Dam in North Waziristan Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
33°03′49.21″N 70°00′26.66″E / 33.0636694°N 70.0074056°E / 33.0636694; 70.0074056StatusOperationalConstruction began2008Opening date2011Construction costPKR 553 millionOwner(s)Government of PakistanDam and spillwaysType of damEarth FilledHeight101 feetLength1764 feetReservoirTotal capacity2907 acre feetCatchment area67.979 square miles

Dandy Dam is small earth-filled dam in what was previously the North Waziristan District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Construction was started in 2008 and completed in 2011 at a cost of PKR 553 million.[1] The dam has a height of 101 feet, covered a length of around 1764 feet, with water storage capacity of 2907 acre feet.[2] The dam irrigates around 2000 acres.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "FATA Development Authority » Dandy Small Dam North Waziristan Agency". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. ^ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan – sohni dharti : sohni dharti Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land in Waziristan
  4. ^ "Waziristan Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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