Dargai Pal Dam

Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Dam in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

32°10′24.37″N 69°42′53.18″E / 32.1734361°N 69.7147722°E / 32.1734361; 69.7147722StatusOperationalConstruction began2008Opening date2010Construction costPKR 204 millionOwner(s)Government of PakistanDam and spillwaysType of damEarth FilledHeight84 feetLength764 feetReservoirTotal capacity2178 acre feet

Dargai Pal Dam is an earth filled dam in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

The construction of dam was started in 2008 and completed in 2010 at a cost of PKR 204 million.^[1] The dam has a height of 84 feet, covered a length of around 764 feet, with actual storage capacity of water 2178 acre feet.^[2]

The dam was constructed under supervision of FATA Development Authority. For construction supervision the services of NESPAK were hired.^[3]

References

^ Completion of Dargai Pal Small Dam in South Waziristan Agency lauded. - Free Online Library
^ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan - sohni dharti : sohni dharti Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ FATA Development Authority » Dargai Pal Small Dam in South Waziristan Agency^{[permanent dead link]}