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

The proposed dam site  is located on Mula river at Sunt about Kms from Gandawa City in Tehsil and District Jhal Magsi of Balochistan.

 Objectives

- Irrigated agriculture development of 47,000 acres of Culturable Command area.
- Hydropower generation of 4.4MW.
- Flood Mitigation.
- Socio-economic uplift, poverty reduction and women emancipation.

 Salient Features  
-Dam Type Earth Fill
-Height of Dam 186 ft
-Gross Storage  242,452 AF
-Live Storage 200,000 AF
-Culturable Command Area 47,000 acres
-Cropping Intensity 200%
-Annual Benefits  
-Agriculture Rs. 2.017 Billion
-Power Rs. 0.413 Billion
-Fisheries Rs. 0.018 Billion

-Flood Protection

Rs. 0.122 Billion
-Employment Generation  
-Construction Period 4,300 Nos
-Agriculture Sector 23,500 Nos
-Power Generation  
-Annual Energy 26.6 GWh
-Installed Capacity February 2015 (Construction Period = 3 years)
-Revised Project Cost Rs.26.249 Billion
-Phase-I (Dam & Appurtenant Structures) Rs. 21.549 Billion
-Phase-II (HEIS Development) Rs. 4.700 Billion

Total

Rs. 26.249 Billion

Current Status -Feasibility study and detailed engineering design of the Project completed in 2009.
-Project approved by ECNEC in its meeting held on 3 September 2009. Revised PC_I amounting to Rs. 21.55 billion submitted to MOW&P
 for arranging approval of ECNEC.
- Tenders for construction received and opened on April 17, 2010.
- Letter of Intent (LOI) issued to the lowest bidder M/s DESCOn -Zargoon JV. (bid Price Rs. 15.600 Billion).
- Government of Balochistan assured full security to the contractor including Chinese Contractors.
- M/s Sionhydro (China) is preparing proposal with M/s Descon JV for Construction of the project.
- Contractor is likely to mobilize by February 2012. t.
Updated as on 08.03.2012

NAULONG DAM PROJECT – LOCATION MAP