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Garuk Dam is a proposed dam located on Garuk River, 47 km south east of Kharan District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The dam is an earth core rockfilled dam with a height of 184 feet. The reservoir when completed will irrigate a command area of 12,500 Acres and will have hydro-power capacity of 300 KW. [1]
This 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.
Pages in category "Dams in Balochistan, Pakistan" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Garuk Dam; H. Hingol Dam; Hub Dam; K. Khisar Dam ...
The main dam wall, built of earth and rock fill, stretches 2,743 metres (8,999 ft) from the island to river right, standing 148 metres (486 ft) high. A pair of concrete auxiliary dams spans the river from the island to river left. The dam's two spillways are on the auxiliary dams rather than the main dam. The main spillway has a discharge ...
Pakistan is home to many natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over 260 square kilometres (100 square miles). [1] The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and the Shimshal lakes, all three of which are at an altitude of over 4,755 metres (15,600 ...
The Kalabagh Dam (Urdu: کالا باغ ڈيم) is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River at Kalabagh in the Mianwali District of Punjab, Pakistan. The dam, first proposed in 1950s, has been intensely debated along ethnic and regional lines for several decades. [1] If constructed, the dam could generate 3,600 megawatts(MW) of electricity.
According to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency's report published on protected areas in 1997, Balochistan has 27 archaeological sites and monuments protected by the Federal Government. [1] These include the province's only national monument; Ziarat Residency. Additionally it has one site on the tentative world heritage list, Mehrgarh ...
The power house went into commercial operation on 25 March 2010. The project was officially inaugurated on 4 March 2013 by President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. [5] [better source needed] The Chinese firm handed over the project to the Water and Power Development Authority on 8 October 2013. [6] Dam: Type: RCC Length: 88 m. Height: 51 m.