Explanation

• Location: Kech District, Balochistan.
• River: Dasht River.
• Feasibility report: 1956.
• Commissioned by: WAPDA (2001).
• Completed: July 2006.
• Water impounding began: August 2006.
• Length: 3,350 ft (1,020 m).
• Purpose: Water supply to Gwadar and irrigation.

Last updated on 30 Oct 2026

Explanation

• Location: Kech District, Balochistan.
• River: Dasht River.
• Completed: July 2006.
• Impounding began: August 2006.
• Commissioned by: WAPDA in 2001.
• Purpose: Water supply for Gwadar and irrigation.
• Length: 3,350 ft (1,020 m).

Last updated on 30 Oct 2026

Explanation

• The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is constructed on the Indus River.
• It is located between Kohistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Diamer (Gilgit-Baltistan).
• The foundation in 1998 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
• Opened: 2028
• Height: 272 m

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Last verified on 20-06-2026

Explanation

• Official Name: Jabban Hydropower Plant (Malakand-I)
• Location: Swat Canal, Malakand Division
• Opening Date: July 1938
• Water Source: Upper Swat Canal
• Historical Significance: One of Pakistan’s oldest hydropower projects
• Fire Incident: The powerhouse was badly damaged by fire on 11 December 2006.

Last updated: NA on 26-09-2026

Explanation

• Left Bank: Khairpur West, Rohri, Khairpur East, Eastern Nara
• Right Bank: North West, Rice, Dadu

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Sukkur Barrage

• Location: Sindh, Pakistan
• Official Name: Lloyd Barrage
• Built: 1923
• Completed: 1932
• Length: About 2 km
• Oldest: Oldest barrage in Pakistan

Last updated by NA ON 16-09-2026