Dandy Dam

Dandy Dam
Location of Dandy Dam in Pakistan
Country Pakistan
Location North Waziristan Agency, FATA
Coordinates 33°03′49.21″N 70°00′26.66″E / 33.0636694°N 70.0074056°E / 33.0636694; 70.0074056Coordinates: 33°03′49.21″N 70°00′26.66″E / 33.0636694°N 70.0074056°E / 33.0636694; 70.0074056
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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FATA Development Authority » Dandy Small Dam North Waziristan Agency
  2. ↑ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan - sohni dharti : sohni dharti
  3. ↑ Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land in Waziristan
  4. ↑ Waziristan Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land
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