Pelar Dam
Appearance
Pelar Dam | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Location | Awaran District, Balochistan |
Status | Proposed |
Construction began | 2013 |
Opening date | 2016 |
Construction cost | PKR 9.557 Billion |
Owner(s) | Government of Balochistan |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete Gravity Dam |
Height | 60 ft |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 99,175 AF |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 300 KW |
Pelar Dam is a proposed dam located across Nal River in Awaran District of Balochistan, Pakistan.
The proposed dam was a 60-foot (18 m) high concrete gravity dam with a gross storage capacity of 99,175 acre-feet (122,331,000 m3) to irrigate an area of 25,650 acres (103.8 km2).[1] Due to financial constraints, funding for the project was stopped in 2011.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PELAR DAM PROJECT". Wapda, Govt. of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Funds for dozens of power projects, dams stopped". Dawn News. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.