KURRAM TANGI DAM MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT
Salient features

LOCATION OF DAM The proposed project site is located at Kurram River about 9 miles upstream of Kurram Garhi Head Works and 19 miles North of Bannu City in North Waziristan Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
OBJECTIVES - Hydropower generation of 83.4 MW.
- Flood Control.
- Irrigated agriculture development of 84,380 Acres.
- Supplementing 278,000 Acres of existing system of Civil and Marwat Canals.
SALIENT FEATURES - Dam Height 322 FT.
- Gross Storage 1.20 MAF
- Live Storage 0.90 MAF
- Power Potential
  Power Houses No.1
  Power Houses No.2
  Power Houses No.3
  Power Houses No.4
  Kaitu Kurram Feeder Channel
  Power Houses No. 5
  (Sheratala Canal)

36.50 MW
11.0 MW
17.0 MW
18.5 MW


0.4
 

Total

83.4 MW
New Command Areas  
- Sheratalla Plain
- Spaira Ragha Plain
- Thal Plain 
12,300 Acres
4080 Acres
68,000 Acres

Total

84,380 Acres
Supplementing existing System of Civil and Marwat Canals 278,000
Approved PC-I Cost (February 2005) Rs. . 17.205 Billion
Revised Project cost (2011) Rs. 59.561 Billion (US $ 700 Million)
Construction Period 4 years
CURRENT STATUS
  • Feasibility study, detailed completed.
  • PC-i at a cost of Rs. 17.205 billion approved by ECNEC in meeting held on February 25, 2005. The Revised PC-i amounting to Rs. 59.561 Billion is with planning commission for arranging approval of ECNEC.
  • Total Land required for implementation of Kurram Tangi Dam Project is 14,630 acres of which 2,506 acres is state owner and 12,124 acres is private Rs. 17.0 Million has been paid to DCO/DOR Bannu, for 210 Acres land for Mai Thall Canal. Demarcation of pond area / Dam area has been demarcated.
  • EOI for pre-qualification of Contractors received on February 28, 2011. Five firms / Joint Ventures submitted the EOI documents.Three firms pre-qualified (M/s. DESCON, M/s. SAMBU - SARCO JV and M/s. FWO - LIMAK JV) for participation in the tendering process.
     
  • M/s Mot MecDonalds JV (MMP in association with PES MML UK Ceative Engineering Consultants & DMC) appointed as project review & supervision consultants at a consultancy cost of 484 Million. Contract Agreement for supervision consultancy signed on November 17, 2011 at Governor House, Peshawar.
  • Tender documents are under review by Project Supervision Consultants for issue. Tender will be issued in March 2012.
  • USAID has indicated interest to finance the Project.

OUTSTANDING ISSUES

  • No. Additional allocation of Rs. 340 Millions has been made till to date. However the case is under correspondence between WAPDA and Govt. vide Director General Finance (W) letter No: F.D (W) / (28) KTD/2011-12/768-71 dated February, 17,2012.
  • Due to current security condition floolproof security is the prime requirement for safety and security.n

 

Updated as on 31.03.2012