Sabakzai Dam
| Sabakzai Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sabakzai Dam in Pakistan | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Zhob, Balochistan |
| Coordinates | 30°56′50.71″N 069°21′22.62″E / 30.9474194°N 69.3562833°ECoordinates: 30°56′50.71″N 069°21′22.62″E / 30.9474194°N 69.3562833°E |
| 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
- ↑ "Sabakzai Dam Project Brief" (PDF). PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "SABAKZAI DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ Shahid, Saleem (3 September 2007). "Sabakzai Dam in Zhob inaugurated: Musharraf urges people to combat militants". Dawn. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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