List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan - Wikipedia
WEBThis page shows the province-wise list of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan. According to the International Commission on Large Dams, 73 dams and reservoirs in Pakistan are over 15 m (49 ft) in height. [1] Tarbela Dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and is the second largest by the structural volume.
Tarbela Dam - Wikipedia
WEBTarbela Dam (Pashto: د توربېلې بند, Hindko: تربیلا بند) is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is mainly located in Haripur Tehsil. [1] It is about 20 km (10 mi) from the city of Swabi KPK, 105 km (65 mi) northwest of Islamabad, and 125 km (80 mi) east of Peshawar.
Mangla Dam - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mangla Dam (Urdu: منگلا بند) is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.It is the sixth-largest dam in the world. The village of Mangla, which sits at the mouth of the dam, serves as its namesake.In November 1961, the project's selected contractors were revealed; it was announced that Binnie & Partners, a British engineering ...
Pakistan dam construction: Ambitious multi-billion-dollar project ...
WEBPakistan is building one of the world’s tallest hydro-electric dams, With a price tag of about 14 billion dollars, it's the country's most expensive project....
Tarbela Dam | Indus River, Hydropower, Reservoir | Britannica
WEBTarbela Dam, giant rock-fill dam on the Indus River, Pakistan. Built between 1968 and 1976, it has a volume of 138,600,000 cubic yards (106,000,000 cubic m). With a reservoir capacity of 11,098,000 acre-feet (13,690,000,000 cubic m), the dam is 469 feet (143 m) high and 8,997 feet (2,743 m) wide at.
Tarbela Dam, Pakistan: Location, Facts, Tourism & More!
WEBOct 15, 2020 · Constructed in 1976, Tarbela Dam is not only one of the most popular dams in Pakistan but also the country’s biggest man-made reservoir. With a height of around 470 feet (143 metres), it is also listed among the largest earth-filled dams in the world.
The mega-dam being crowdfunded by Pakistan's top judge - BBC
WEBOct 29, 2018 · Cash-poor Pakistan is crowdfunding a drive to collect almost $17bn from its citizens, officials, businesses and stars in order to build two massive dams to help counter a future water crisis.
Tarbela Dam, Pakistan - NASA
WEBWith a volume of 142,000,000 cubic meters, the Tarbela Dam is the largest earth and rock fill dam in the world and stands 147 meters above the Indus riverbed. Its reservoir occupies an area of 37 square kilometers.
Why Pakistan needs more reservoirs, and fast - Nature
WEBAug 22, 2018 · Per person, Pakistan has the lowest dam storage capacity in the world (see go.nature.com/2nfjox7). Since identifying potential sites about 40 years ago, successive governments have continued to...
World Bank approves a $1 billion loan for Pakistan's key …
WEBJun 11, 2024 · The dam is being built in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, and once completed, it will have an installed capacity of 4,320 to 5,400 megawatts. Thousands of Chinese have been working on the Dasu dam and other projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.