NAI GAJ DAM PROJECT
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1. Location
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The Nai Gaj Dam Project is envisaged to be located on Gaj River about 0.5 miles west of Gaj Inspection Bunglaw in district Dadu of Sindh Province.
2. Scope of Work

Government of Pakistan intends to develop land and water resources of the country for irrigated agriculture development, hydropower, flood control, socio economic uplift, emancipation of poor and needy women of the area.
3. Objectives / Benefits * To conserve flood water of Nai Gaj River for irrigated Agriculture Development.
* Hydropower Generation
* Flood Control
* Socio-economic uplift.
* Women emancipation.
4. Date of Commencement March 2012 (Subject  to the availability of required funds to mobilize the Contractor)
5. Date of Completion February 2015 (Construction Period = 3 Years)
6. Project Cost (As per PC-I/PC-II) Original Approved  Rs. 16.924 Billion
Revised Submitted Rs. 59.414 Billion
7. Salient Features

194 ft high Central Core Earth fill Dam will create gross storage of 0.30 MAF and this storage will be used to irrigate 28,800 acres of Culturable Command  Area with high efficiency irrigation system alongwith hydropower generation of 4.2 MW.
8. Present Status / Progress
(Attach site pictures)		 - PC-I approved by ECNEC in its meeting held on September 3, 2009.
- Revised PC-I amounting to Rs. 63.053 Billion submitted to Ministry of Water
  & Power for arranging approval of ECNEC.
- Tenders for construction received on July 16, 2010.
- Letter of Acceptance issued to M/s NEIE-SMADB JV on 13-01-2011 (Bid Price
  = Rs. 38.702 Billion) and contract agreement sign on April 12,2011.
- Funds amounting to Rs. 4000 Million required to mobilize the Contractor.
- Rs. 1,000 Million allocated in PSDP 2011-12. No funds released yet.
9. Incharge of the Project
(Give Name, Designation, Address & Contact No.)

Mr. Ghulam Ali Soomro Project Director, Nai Gaj Dam Project. WAPDA Hyderabad.  (Ph: 042-99203701)
Updated as on 31.12.2011


NAI GAJ DAM LOCATION MAP