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Diamer Basha Dam Project: Mighty River Indus being successfully passed through the River Diversion System at the Main Dam site during the current high-flow season. The River Diversion System comprises of the Diversion Tunnel and the Diversion Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/td>In Indus River near Chilas (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Gilgit-Baltistan), 315 km u\/s from Tarbela Dam and about 40 km downstream of Chilas Town.<\/td><\/tr>
Salient Features<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Dam Type<\/td>Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC)<\/td><\/tr>
Height of Dam<\/td>272m (892ft.)<\/td><\/tr>
Length of Dam<\/td>1,006m (3,301ft.)<\/td><\/tr>
Reservoir Area<\/td>115 km2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr>
Spillways<\/td>14.Nos Gate (11.5m x 16.24m)<\/td><\/tr>
Gross Storage<\/td>8.10 MAF (10 BCM)<\/td><\/tr>
Live Storage<\/td>6.40 MAF (7.9 BCM)<\/td><\/tr>
Installed Capacity<\/td>4,500 MW<\/td><\/tr>
No. of Units<\/td>12 units (each turbine of 375 MW)<\/td><\/tr>
Annual Energy<\/td>18,097 GWh<\/td><\/tr>
Execution by<\/strong><\/td>WAPDA<\/td><\/tr>
Consultant<\/strong><\/td>M\/s DBCG, (M\/s NESPAK Lead Firm JV Partners Mot MacDonald, MMP Pakistan, MWH (Stantec)-USA, Poyry (AFRY)-Switzerland, DOLSAR-Turkay)
Associated Firms M\/s AGES, DMC, MAES, MWH (Pakistan), MML- UK, BIDR-China<\/td><\/tr>
Contractor<\/strong><\/td>M\/s PowerChina-FWO JV (MW-1 Dam Part)<\/td><\/tr>
Commencement Date<\/strong><\/td>August 07, 2020<\/td><\/tr>
Completion Date<\/strong><\/td>October 2030<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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