Raghagan Dam Explained

Raghagan Dam
Location Map:	Pakistan
Coordinates:	34.7906°N 71.5865°W
Country:	Pakistan
Location:	Bajaur Agency, FATA
Status:	UC
Construction Began:	2013
Opening:	30 june 2021
Cost:	PKR 483.586 million
Owner:	Government of Pakistan
Dam Type:	CGD
Dam Length:	80 meter
Dam Height:	17 meter
Dam Width Crest:	80 meter
Dam Width Base:	23 meter
Res Capacity Total:	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]}

Incident

See main article: Raghagan Dam incident.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: FATA Development Authority » Raghagan Dam in Bajuar Agency . 2014-07-23 . 2019-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228185441/http://fatada.gov.pk/project/raghagan-dam-in-bajuar-agency/ . dead .
2. http://www.dnd.com.pk/raghagan-small-dam-to-be-completed-next-year/ Raghagan Small Dam to be completed next year
3. http://www.sohnidharti.tv/?p=895 Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan - sohni dharti : sohni dharti
4. http://www.nation.com.pk/business/12-May-2013/raghagan-small-dam-in-bajaur-agency-to-be-constructed Raghagan Small Dam in Bajaur Agency to be constructed