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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. |
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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. |
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SALIENT FEATURES |
- Dam Height |
322 FT. |
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- Gross Storage |
1.20 MAF |
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- 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
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Total
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83.4 MW |
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New Command Areas
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- Sheratalla Plain
- Spaira Ragha Plain
- Thal Plain |
12,300 Acres
4080 Acres
68,000 Acres |
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Total
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84,380 Acres |
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Supplementing existing
System of Civil and Marwat Canals |
278,000 |
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Approved PC-I Cost
(February 2005) |
Rs. . 17.205 Billion
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Revised Project cost
(2011) |
Rs. 59.561 Billion (US $
700 Million) |
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Construction Period
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4 years |
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CURRENT STATUS
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- 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
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Updated as on 31.03.2012 |