GARUK  DAM PROJECT

(For On-going/Under-Study Projects)
Location:
     		The proposed dam site is located across Garuk River at about 47 Kms South East of Kharan district of Balouchistan.
Scope of Work:

Government of Pakistan intends to develop land and water resources of the country for irrigated agriculture development, hydropower, flood control, socio economic uplift, emancipation of poor and needy women of the area
Objectives / Benefits: ·         Conservation of flood water resources for irrigation drinking and recharge.

·         Development of new irrigated agricultural area.

·         Hydropower Generation

·         Socio-economic uplift.

·         Women emancipation.
Date of Commencement: October 2009 
Date of Completion: September 2012
Project Cost (As per PC-I/PC-II) Rs.1.790 Billion
Salient Features 184 ft high Earth Core Rockfill Dam create gross storage of 50,695 AF and this storage will be used to irrigate 26,000 acres of land with high efficiency irrigation system alongwith hydropower generation of  300 KW.
Present Status / Progress
  (Attach site pictures)		 -    PC-I approved by ECNEC in its meeting held on September 3, 2009.
-    Tenders for construction invited in August 20, 2010.
Incharge of the Project
(Give Name, Designation, Address & Contact No.)		 Mr. Shahid Hamid, Director, Small / Medium Dams, 201  WAPDA House Lahore (Ph: 042-99203701)
Updated as on 31.07.2010