Raghagan Dam is a concrete gravity dam under construction 13 kilometers East of Khaar town, Bajaur District of FATA, Pakistan.
Raghagan Dam | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Location | Bajaur Agency, FATA |
Coordinates | 34°47′26.15″N 71°35′11.26″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 |
Construction of the dam started in January 2013 and is expected to be completed by June 2021, with a projected cost of PKR 483.586 million.[1][2] The dam has a height of 52 feet and a length of 200 feet. The dam will irrigate an area of around 3,500 acres land, with total water storage capacity of 1,252 acre-feet.[3][4]
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Azad Kashmir |
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Balochistan |
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Gilgit-Baltistan |
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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