MUNDA DAM PROJECT

1.  LOCATION

This project is proposed to be constructed on Swat River about 5 Km upstream of Munda Head works in Mohmand Agency FATA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

2.  OBJECTIVES .Flood Mitigation
.Irrigated Agriculture development of 6,110 Heactares (15,097 acres), further enhancement of command area will
 be assessed as per request of Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
.Hydropower generation (Installed Capacity 740 MW, Generation 2407 Gwh Annually).
.Socio-economic uplift of People of the area. 
3.  SALIENT FEATURES
Type of Dam Concrete Faced Rock Fill Dam
Height of Dam 213 m
Gross Storage 1.290 MAF
Live Storage 0.676 MAF
Dead Storage 0.314 MAF
Flood Storage 300 Million m3
Power House Installed Capacity (Peak) 740 MW
Annual Energy 2407 GWh
Right Bank Culturable Command Area 10,057 Acres
Left Bank Culturable Command Area 5,040 Acres
Project Cost (year 2011) US $ 1,746 Million
Detailed Engineering Design Period 2 years (Starting 2012)
Construction Period 7 Years
4.  CURRENT STATUS

1. Feasibility completed in March 2000.
2. Ministry of Water & Power awarded review of feasibility study of the project to M/s AMZO. AMZO submitted
    feasibility study to PPIB as Power Project in 2006.
3. Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & WAPDA advocated for Munda Dam as Multipurpose Project and raising of dam
    to accommodate flood mitigation and irrigation.
4. The Ministry of Water & Power reassigned Munda Dam Project to WAPDA  for carrying out detailed
    engineering  design and  construction of the project.
5. Revised PC-II amounting to Rs. 648 million approved by CDWP subject to availability of foreign funding US $
    7.6 Million required for Detailed Engineering Design.
6. EOI for short listing of Consultants for detailed engineering design and preparation of tender documents
    invited/received on November 23, 2010. Nine Firms/Joint Ventures submitted EOI documents. 05 Firms/JVs
    short listed and RFP issued to short listed firms.
7. Three firms/JVs Submitted proposals on July 06,2011 i. Hydrochina Zhongnan - PCA JV, (ii).
    SMEC-NK- NESPAK - ACE JV (iii) LI - COBA - NDC - BARQAAB JV).
8. Technical & Financial proposals of M/s SMEC -NK- NESPAK - ACE JV have been approved by the Authority at
    Consultancy cost of Rs. 611.51 Million.
9. The Contract Agreement for Consultancy services likely to be signed by January 2012.
10.World Bank Afd, Approached through EAD for financing. Moreover MoW&P has been requested for PSDP
    allocations.

Updated as on 31.12.2011