DARAWAT DAM PROJECT
(For On-going/Under-Study Projects)

Location
 

The proposed Darawat Storage Dam site is located at about 70 kms West of Hyderabad and 135 kms North East of Karachi Across Nai Baran River in Thata /Jamshoro districts of Sindh province.

Objectives -Irrigated agriculture development of 25,000 acres of culturable command area. 
* Hydropower generation of 450 KW
* Socio-economic uplift, Poverty reduction and women emancipation .
Salient Features  
- Type of the Dam Concrete Faced Rock Fill Dam (CRFD)
- Height of Dam 118 ft
- Length of Dam 820 ft
- Gross Storage Capacity 121,790 AF
- Live Storage 87,264 AF
-Culturable Command Area 25,000 Acres
-Cropping Intensity 200%
-Annual Benefits  
- Agriculture Rs. 2.541 Billion
- Power Rs. 0.018 Billion
- Fisheries Rs. 0.019 Billion
-HydroPower Generation 450 MW
- Construction Period 3 Years
-Employment Generation  
-Construction Period 4,450 Nos.
-Agriculture Sector 12,500 Nos
-Revised Project Cost  
-Phase-I (Dam & Appurtenant Structures) Rs. 11.132 Billion
-Phase-II (HEIS Development) Rs. 2.500 Billion

Total

Rs. 13.632 Billion
Current Status - PC-I approved by ECNEC in its meeting held on September 3, 2009.Revised PC-I amounting to Rs.13.632 Billion submitted to Ministry of Water
  & Power for arranging approval of  ECNEC.
- Ground Breaking Ceremony was graced by the President of Pakistan on January 02, 2010.
- Project awarded to M/s Sinohydro-MAJ JV on February 15,2010. The Contractor mobilized to site w.e.f  June 30, 2010.
- The Contractor's camp and Engineer's office established at site. Engineering Design of the project completed based on soil investigations.
  Completed the topographic Survery of Dam Axis, Spillway and the topographic Survey of command Area.
- Wapda established a school in the project area where substantial number of students from near vicinity has been enrolled for better
   education of the people of the Project area. 
- Construction work at Dam site is in progress.  
Updated as on 08.03.2012

DARAWAT DAM LOCATION MAP