Dandy Dam
| Dandy Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dandy Dam in Pakistan | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | North Waziristan Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Coordinates | 33°03′49.21″N 70°00′26.66″E / 33.0636694°N 70.0074056°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2008 |
| Opening date | 2011 |
| Construction cost | PKR 553 million |
| Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth Filled |
| Height | 101 feet |
| Length | 1764 feet |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 2907 acre feet |
| Catchment area | 67.979 square miles |
Dandy Dam is small earth-filled dam in what was previously the North Waziristan District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Construction was started in 2008 and completed in 2011 at a cost of PKR 553 million.[1] The dam has a height of 101 feet, covered a length of around 1764 feet, with water storage capacity of 2907 acre feet.[2] The dam irrigates around 2000 acres.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ FATA Development Authority » Dandy Small Dam North Waziristan Agency
- ^ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan – sohni dharti : sohni dharti Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land in Waziristan
- ^ "Waziristan Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.