Diamer-Bhasha Dam
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 Location of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in Pakistan
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Coordinates | 35°32′30.64″N 73°36′25.98″E / 35.5418444°N 73.6072167°ECoordinates: 35°32′30.64″N 73°36′25.98″E / 35.5418444°N 73.6072167°E |
| Status | Preliminary construction |
| Construction began | 18 October 2011 |
| Opening date | 2020 (est.) |
| Construction cost | $14 billion (2013 est.) |
| Owner(s) | WAPDA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Indus River |
| Height | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 10,000,000,000 m3 (8,107,132 acre·ft) |
| Active capacity | 7,900,000,000 m3 (6,404,634 acre·ft) |
| Power station | |
| Turbines | 12 x 375 MW |
| Installed capacity | 4,500 MW |
| Annual generation | 19,028 GWh (est.) |
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Website http://www.diamerbhasha.com/ |
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the River Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan on 18 October 2011, Majority funding being provided by Aga Khan Development Network. Upon completion, Diamer-Bhasha Dam would be the highest RCC dam in the world. The dam site is situated near a place called "Bhasha" in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer District, hence the name.
Upon completion, Diamer-Bhasha Dam would (i) produce 4,500 megawatts of electricity through environmentally clean hydropower generation; (ii) store an extra 8,500,000 acre feet (10.5 km3) of water for Pakistan that would be used for irrigation and drinking; (iii) extend the life of Tarbela Dam located downstream by 35 years; and (iv) control flood damage by the River Indus downstream during high floods.
It will have a height of 272 meters spillway with fourteen gates each 11.5 m x 16.24 m. The gross capacity of the reservoir will be 8,100,000 acre feet (10.0 km3), with a live storage of 6,400,000 acre feet (7.9 km3). Two underground power houses are being proposed, one on each side of the main dam having six turbines on each side with total installed capacity 4500 MW.
In January 2006, the Government of Pakistan announced the decision to construct 5 multi-purpose storage dams in the country during next 10–12 years. According to the plan, Diamer-Bhasha Dam project was proposed in the first phase. In November 2008, the Executive Committee of National Economic Council formally approved the project. Council of Common Interests Pakistan, a constitutional body representing the provinces, also approved the construction of the dam. The Prime Minister of Pakistan laid the foundation stone of the project on 18 October 2011.
In November 2008, the cost of the Diamer-Bhasha dam was estimated at $12.6 billion. and it will have a storage capacity of 8,100,000 acre feet (10.0 km3). However, it will have a power generation capacity of 4,500 megawatts.
An amount of Rs 27.824 billion is required for the acquisition of land & resettlement of the people to be affected in the wake of the construction of the dam. Under the proposed project, Rs 10.76 billion will be spent for the acquisition of agriculture-barren land, tree & nurseries and Rs 1.638 billion to be utilised for properties and infrastructure, Rs 8.8 billion for establishment of nine model villages, Rs 62.119 million for pay & allowances for administrative arrangements, and Rs.17.7 million for contingent administrative expenses. The project also includes an escalation cost of Rs 2.234 billion at the rate of 6 per cent per year for five years and interest of Rs 4.309 billion during the implementation at the rate of 9 per cent.
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