KURRAM TANGI DAM MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT
Salient features

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
11.00 MW
17.00 MW
18.50 MW


0.40 MW
 

Total

83.4 MW
New Command Areas  
- Sheratalla Plain
- Spaira Ragha Plain
- Thal Plain 
12,300 Acres
4,080 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 PC-I cost Rs. 59.561 Billion (US $ 700 Million)
Construction Period 4 years
4. CURRENT STATUS 1. Feasibility study, detailed Engineering design and tender documents completed in
     July 2007 with and elevated height to enhance the storage capacity.
2. PC-i at a cost of Rs. 17.205 billion approved by ECNEC in its meeting held on
     February 25, 2005.
3. Project Director ahs been appointed under General Manager (North) for
    construction of the Project.
4. 210 acres lands have so far acquired and Rs. 17.0 million has been paid to
     DCO/DOR Bannu.
5. Government of KPK assured total support along with all out security arrangements
     with the desire to take care of the entire stake holder during construction of the
      project.
6. EOI for pre-qualification of Contractors received on February 28, 2011. Five firms /
     Joint Ventures submitted the EOI documents.
7. Three firms pre-qualified (M/s. DESCON, M/s. SAMBU - SARCO JV and M/s. FWO -
     LIMAK JV) for participation in the tendering process.
8. M/s Mot MecDonalds JV (MMP in association with PES MML UK Ceative Engineering
     Consultants & DMC) appointed as project review & supervision consultants at a co
      nsultancy cost of 484 Million. Contract Agreement for supervision consultancy sig
      ned on November 17, 2011 at Governor House, Peshawar.
9. Letter of commencement issued to the Consultants on December 12, 2011.
     Mobilization advance amounting to Rs. 48 million paid to the Consultnts on January
     27, 2012. Consultants have fielded their Design Team and undertaken review of
     design and tender documents, and scheduled to complete the assignment by end
      June 2012.
10. The Revised PC-i amounting to Rs. 59.561 Billion is with planning commission for
       arranging approval of ECNEC.
11. USAID  has shown interest to finance the Project.
12. Rs. 100 million allocated / released in PSDP 2011-2012.
13. Funds amounting to Rs. 5,000 Million required for 2012-13.
Updated as on 28.09.2012