Mirani Dam
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| Official name | Mirani Dam |
| Location | Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 25°56′28″N 62°41′35″E / 25.94111°N 62.69306°ECoordinates: 25°56′28″N 62°41′35″E / 25.94111°N 62.69306°E |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 8 July 2002 |
| Opening date | October 2006 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
| Operator(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete-faced rock-filled |
| Impounds | Dasht River |
| Height | 127 ft (39 m). |
| Length | 3,350 ft (1,020 m). |
| Width (base) | 35 ft (11 m). |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Mirani Reservoir (302,000 acre·ft (373,000,000 m3).) |
Mirani Dam (Urdu: میرانی) is a medium-size multi-purpose concrete-faced rock-filled dam located on the Dasht River south of the Central Makran Range in Kech District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Its 302,000 acre feet (373,000,000 m3) reservoir is fed by the Kech River and the Nihing River. Mirani Dam was completed in July 2006 and began impounding the Dasht River in August 2006.
The feasibility report of the Mirani dam project was first completed in 1956. The project then went into the back screen due to the other major events of the time. 45 years passed like that and then in the wake of Gwadar Port development Mirani Dam was commissioned by Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in 2001 to provide water for the Gawadar city. Its ground breaking was performed by then President of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf in August 2001. The project was done on EPC basis by Descon Engineering Limited www.descon.com
Commencement of work began in June 2002 and the project was completed in June 2007. Impounding of reservoir started in July 2006 and was inaugurated by then President of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf on 16 November 2006.
Construction of the dam consumed 10.87 million man-hours and, at its peak, 1,550 people were employed for its construction, mostly from Kech and Gwadar districts. 19038 Acres of land was acquired for the project.
In 2007, backflowing water from Mirani Dam resulted in a large-scale disaster affected several thousand households in the upstream areas of Nasirabad, Kallatuk, and Nodez
Mirani Dam is located on Dasht River, approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of Turbat and 380 miles (610 km) south west of Quetta, in Makran Division of Balochistan. The Central Makran Range are located to the north of the dam site. The reservoir is located on the confluence of the two tributaries of Dasht; Kech River and Nihing River.
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