TANK ZAM DAM PROJECT

1.  LOCATION

Tank Zam Dam Project is proposed across Tank Zam River near Hinis Tangi, at about 30 miles from D.I. Khan in North West Frontier Province.

2.  OBJECTIVES  Socio-economic uplift of the remote areas of NWFP and women emancipation.
3.  SALIENT FEATURES
Catchment Area    840 Sq. Miles
Mean Annual Flow 260,630 AF
Type of Dam  Earth fill Dam
Height of Dam 292   FT
Length of Dam 1285 FT
Gross Storage  345,000 AF
Live Storage    289,000 AF
Spillway Design Flood 177,238 Cusecs
Cultivable Command Area  70,000 Acres
Cost of the Project   Rs.10.283 Billion
EIRR        14.03%
Life of Dam   50 Years
4.  CURRENT STATUS - Feasibility studies completed in 1988.
- Govt. of NWFP requested WAPDA to take up the project for construction in Phase-I of Small/Medium Dam.
- WAPDA initiated detailed Engineering Design of the Project
Updated as on 31.07.2010

  

Tank Zam Dam