Sabakzai Dam
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Sabakzai Dam | |
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Location of Sabakzai Dam in Pakistan
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Country | Pakistan |
Location | Zhob, Balochistan |
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Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2004 |
Opening date | 2007 |
Construction cost | PKR 1960.823 million |
Owner(s) | Government of Balochistan |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth & Rock fill |
Height | 34.75 m (114.0 ft) |
Length | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 40,335,000 m3 (32,700 acre·ft) |
Sabakzai Dam is an embankment dam on the Sawar Rud, a tributary of Zhob River, about 68 km South West of Zhob in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]
The 395 m long dam is earth and rock-fill with a command area of 7300 acres.[2] Construction on the dam began in 2004 and inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 September 2007. The irrigation works for the dam are still being constructed.[3]
See also
List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
Notes
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