Gandao Dam
Gandao Dam, officially Abdul Shakoor Dam since December 2019, is a gravity dam built near town of Ghalanai in Mohmand Agency of FATA, Pakistan. It was initially is expected to complete in 2015, with projected cost of PKR 449 Millions.[1][2]
The dam has a height of 105 feet and lengths 250 feet. It will have total water storage capacity of around 810 acre feet.[3][4]
Timeline
Construction of dam started in January 2013. The site was attacked by militants on February 17, 2013, with three of its workers being killed.[5] Progress on the dam was stopped and did not resume until 2018. Gandao dam was "almost ready" as of March 2019, with its completion expected by June 2019.[6]
In December 2019, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet decided to rename the dam after Abdul Shakoor, contractor of the dam killed by terrorists in 2018.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "FATA Development Authority » Gandao Dam in Mohmand Agency". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ Fata uplift body recommends Gandao dam to CDWP – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
- ^ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan – sohni dharti : sohni dharti Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Militants attack under-construction dam in Mohmand – thenews.com.pk
- ^ "Construction work on Gandao Small Dam could not be resumed | TNN". TNN | Tribal News Network. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Tribune.com.pk (2019-03-26). "From dream to reality: Mohamand district's Gandao Dam almost ready". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "KP cabinet approves civil administration act". Pakistan Today. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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