Dandy Dam
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Location of Dandy Dam in Pakistan
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Country | Pakistan |
Location | North Waziristan Agency, FATA |
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Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2008 |
Opening date | 2011 |
Construction cost | PKR 553 million |
Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth Filled |
Height | 101 feet |
Length | 1764 feet |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 2907 acre feet |
Catchment area | 67.979 square miles |
Dandy Dam is small earth filled dam in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, Pakistan.
The construction of dam 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 actual storage capacity of water 2907 acre feet.[2] The dam irrigates around 2000 acres of area.[3][4]