Sabakzai Dam | |
Location Map: | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
Location Map Caption: | Location of Sabakzai Dam in Balochistan, Pakistan |
Country: | Pakistan |
Location: | Zhob, Balochistan |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1998 |
Opening: | 2007 |
Owner: | Government of Balochistan |
Dam Type: | Earth and rock fill |
Dam Height: | 34.75m (114.01feet) |
Dam Length: | 395m (1,296feet) |
Res Capacity Total: | 40335000m2 |
Sabakzai Dam is an embankment dam on the Sawar Rud, a tributary of Zhob River, about 68 km southwest of Zhob in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]
The 395 m long dam is earth and rock-fill with a command area of 7300 acres.[2] Construction began in 2004 and it was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 September 2007. The irrigation works are still being constructed.[3]