AKHORI DAM
LOCATION

Akhori Dam site is loacted near Akhori Village across Nandna Kas, a small tributary of Haro River in Attock District of Punjab.

OBJECTIVES

(i)  Storage of water for:
     a. Supplementing Indus Basin Irrigation System and
(ii)  Power Generation

SALIENT FEATURES
  Main Dam
Dam Type Earth & Rock Fill
Height 400 feet
Gross Storage 7.6 MAF
Live Storage 6.00 MAF
Saddle  Dam
Height  213 feet
Length 4.78
Conveyance Channel
Conveyance Channel Length  23 Miles (37 Km)
Conveyance Channel Capacity 60,000 Cusecs
Bed Width 249.3ft (76 m)
Depth 32..8ft (10 m)
Installed Capacity  
Hydel Power Potential 600 MW (2155 GWh/Annum)
Environmental and Resettlement  
No of Affectees  55800
No of Houses 9270
Land 65976 Acres
Roads 102 Kms
Estimated cost US$ 4.40 Billion
Construction Period  5 Years
Current Status  
  -  PC-II approved for Rs. 194.804 million by CDWP through circulation in March
   19, 2004.
-  Final Feasibility Study Report has been received on Jan. 26,2006.
-  PC-II for Detailed Engineering Design and Tender Documents of the Project
   amounting to Rs. 818.00 Million submitted on June 23, 2006 for approval of
   ECNEC.
-  PC-I for land acquisition and  resettlement of Affectees under approval of
   ECNEC.
-  Pre- qualification of consultants for detailed engineering design completed.
-  RFP for inviting financial and technical proposals of Consultants for detailed
   engineering design in progress.
-  Revised PC-II for feasibility study amounting to Rs. 286.857 million submitted to    
   Planning Commission for approval.

Updated as on 30.04.2011