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Raghagan Dam | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Location | Bajaur Agency, FATA |
Coordinates | 34°47′26.15″N 71°35′11.26″E / 34.7905972°N 71.5864611°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2013 |
Opening date | 30 june 2021 |
Construction cost | PKR 483.586 million |
Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | CGD |
Height | 17 meter |
Length | 80 meter |
Width (crest) | 80 meter |
Width (base) | 23 meter |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 2609 acre feet |
Raghagan Dam is a concrete gravity dam under construction 13 kilometers East of Khaar town, Bajaur District of FATA, Pakistan.
Construction of the dam started in January 2013 and is expected to be completed by June 2021, with a projected cost of PKR 483.586 million.[1][2] The dam has a height of 52 feet and a length of 200 feet. The dam will irrigate an area of around 3,500 acres land, with total water storage capacity of 1,252 acre-feet.[3][4]