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WINDER DAM PROJECT |
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| Location |
The Winder Dam site is located across Winder River about 100 Kms from Karachi in District Lasbela (Balochistan). |
| Objectives / Benefits | * Irrigated
agriculture development of 10,000 acres of Culturable Command Area. * Hydropower generation of 300 KW. * Socio-economic uplift, Poverty reduction and women emancipation |
| Salient Features | |
| - Type of the Dam | Earth Core Rock Fill |
| - Height of Dam | 102 ft |
| - Length of Dam | 1,696 ft |
| - Gross Storage | 36,484 ft |
| - Live Storage | 36,167 ft |
| -Culturable Command Area | 10,000 acres |
| -Annual Benefits | |
| - Agriculture | Rs. 1.386 Billion |
| - Power | Rs. 0.017 Billion |
| - Fisheries | Rs. 0.007 Billion |
| -Employment Generation | |
| - Construction Period | 1,500 Nos. |
| -Agriculture Sector | 5,000 Nos |
| -Hydropower Generation | 300 KW |
| -Revised Project Cost | |
| -Phase-I (Dam & Appurtenant Structures) | Rs. 10.026 Billion |
| -Phase-II (HEIS Development) | Rs. 1.000 Billion |
| Total | Rs. 11.026 Billion |
| Current Status | -Project approved by
ECNEC in its meeting held on 3 September 2009 revised approval being sought
for construction. -Ground Breaking Ceremony was graced by the President of Pakistan on Jan 01,2010. -Letter of Acceptance (LOA) issued to M/s Techno Engineering RSWI JV on 15 February 2010. -Due to non submission of performance guarantee by M/s Techno Engineering - RSWI JV issued LoA alongwith tendering process cancelled. -Project will be re tendered after undertaking detailed engineering design and tender documents of the project. |
| Updated as on 08.03.2012 | |
WINDER DAM PROJECT – LOCATION MAP