Gandao Dam

Dam in Pakistan

Dam in Mohmand Agency, FATA

34°18′18″N 71°24′04″E / 34.30500°N 71.40111°E / 34.30500; 71.40111PurposeDrinking water storageStatusOperationalConstruction beganJanuary 2013Opening dateJune 2019Construction costPKR 449 millionOwner(s)Government of PakistanDam and spillwaysType of damGravityHeight105 feetLength250 feetReservoirTotal capacity810 acre feet

Gandao Dam, officially Abdul Shakoor Dam since December 2019, is a gravity dam built near town of Ghalanai in Mohmand Agency of FATA, Pakistan. It was initially is expected to complete in 2015, with projected cost of PKR 449 Millions.^[1]^[2]

The dam has a height of 105 feet and lengths 250 feet. It will have total water storage capacity of around 810 acre feet.^[3]^[4]

Timeline

Construction of dam started in January 2013. The site was attacked by militants on February 17, 2013, with three of its workers being killed.^[5] Progress on the dam was stopped and did not resume until 2018. Gandao dam was "almost ready" as of March 2019, with its completion expected by June 2019.^[6]

In December 2019, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet decided to rename the dam after Abdul Shakoor, contractor of the dam killed by terrorists in 2018.^[7]

References

^ "FATA Development Authority » Gandao Dam in Mohmand Agency". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
^ Fata uplift body recommends Gandao dam to CDWP – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
^ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan – sohni dharti : sohni dharti Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Militants attack under-construction dam in Mohmand – thenews.com.pk
^ "Construction work on Gandao Small Dam could not be resumed | TNN". TNN | Tribal News Network. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
^ Tribune.com.pk (2019-03-26). "From dream to reality: Mohamand district's Gandao Dam almost ready". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
^ "KP cabinet approves civil administration act". Pakistan Today. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.