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The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is to complete the construction of 12 more small dams in next three years to more barren lands under cultivation in the province. Talking to APP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Irrigation, Mahmood Khan that construction work on these dams is at various stages of completion. These dams are included Darmalak Dam (Kohat), Goley Banda Dam (Karak), Mardankhel Dam (Karak), Kundal Dam (Swabi), Zamir Gul Dam (Kohat), Gul Dheri Dam (Nowshera), Jhangra Dam (Haripur), Kiyala Dam (Abbottabad), Fadwalian Dam (Haripur), Jalozai Dam (Nowshera), Shah Kaleem Dam (Nowshera) and Sattai Kalti Dam (Bannu). Out of these 12 dams five including Damalak Dam, Zamir Gul Dam (Kohat), Goley Banda Dam and Mardankhel Dam (Karak) and Kundal Dam Swabi will be completed during the current calendar year while the remaining seven will be completed during calendar years 2016 and 2017 respectively.
The Directorate General, Small Dams has also completed the detailed design of seven more small dams including Sanam Dam (Dir Lower), Chamak Mira Dam (Abbottabad), Sumari Payan (Kohat), Kora Nullah Dam (D.I.Khan), Latamber Dam (Karak), Banda Dam Sher Dera Dam in district Swabi.
Similarly, the detail designing of 10 more small dams situated in different districts of the province is also in progress while the feasibility study of 17 more small dams with live storage capacity of 57537 acres feet will bring 38841 acres more land under cultivation. Furthermore, the feasibility study of 12 more small dams is also progress.
The provincial minister said that the completion of these dams will provide perennial irrigation supply to 1442749 acres of barren land and will provide drinking water facilities to 216000 population of the project area in the province.
The total storage capacity of these dams are 18131 acres feet and their completion will help improve the socio-economic conditions and these areas will be become self-sufficient in food grains, vegetables and fruits besides drinking water facility and livestock development and will create job opportunity.
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/280695/kp-to-complete-construction-of-12-more-dams/
PDWP approves 20 development projects - The Express Tribune
The Directorate General, Small Dams has also completed the detailed design of seven more small dams including Sanam Dam (Dir Lower), Chamak Mira Dam (Abbottabad), Sumari Payan (Kohat), Kora Nullah Dam (D.I.Khan), Latamber Dam (Karak), Banda Dam Sher Dera Dam in district Swabi.
Similarly, the detail designing of 10 more small dams situated in different districts of the province is also in progress while the feasibility study of 17 more small dams with live storage capacity of 57537 acres feet will bring 38841 acres more land under cultivation. Furthermore, the feasibility study of 12 more small dams is also progress.
The provincial minister said that the completion of these dams will provide perennial irrigation supply to 1442749 acres of barren land and will provide drinking water facilities to 216000 population of the project area in the province.
The total storage capacity of these dams are 18131 acres feet and their completion will help improve the socio-economic conditions and these areas will be become self-sufficient in food grains, vegetables and fruits besides drinking water facility and livestock development and will create job opportunity.
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/280695/kp-to-complete-construction-of-12-more-dams/
PDWP approves 20 development projects - The Express Tribune
