Raghagan Dam
Raghagan Dam | |
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Location of Raghagan Dam in Pakistan | |
Country | Pakistan |
Location | Bajaur Agency, FATA |
Coordinates | 34°47′26.15″N 71°35′11.26″E / 34.7905972°N 71.5864611°ECoordinates: 34°47′26.15″N 71°35′11.26″E / 34.7905972°N 71.5864611°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2013 |
Opening date | 30 june 2021 |
Construction cost | PKR 483.586 million |
Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | CGD |
Height | 17 meter |
Length | 80 meter |
Width (crest) | 80 meter |
Width (base) | 23 meter |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 2609 acre feet |
Raghagan Dam is a concrete gravity dam under construction 13 kilometers East of Khaar town, Bajaur District of FATA, Pakistan.
Construction of dam started in January, 2013 and is expected to complete by june 2021 with a projected cost of PKR 483.586 Millions.[1][2] The dam has a height 52 of feet and length 200 feet. The dam will irrigate area of around 3,500 acres land, with total water storage capacity of 1252 acre-feet.[3][4]
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Categories:
- Dams in Pakistan
- Buildings and structures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Dams under construction
- Gravity dams
- Dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa