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1. Identification of Dams and Barrages in Pakistan
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Major Dams:
○ Mangla Dam:
■ Located on the Jhelum River in Mirpur District, Azad Jammu and
Kashmir.
■ Completed in 1967, it is the second-largest dam in Pakistan in
terms of storage capacity.
■ Constructed primarily for irrigation water storage and
hydroelectric power generation.
■ Has a reservoir capacity of approximately 7.25 million acre-feet
(MAF).
■ Plays a key role in controlling water flow from the Jhelum and
supporting the agricultural economy of Punjab.
○ Tarbela Dam:
■ Built on the Indus River, near Haripur District, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.
■ Completed in 1976, it is one of the largest earth-filled dams in the
world.
■ Its reservoir, Tarbela Lake, stores around 9.68 MAF of water.
■ Provides irrigation water, hydropower (installed capacity over
4,800 MW), and flood control.
■ A cornerstone of Pakistan’s water and power infrastructure.
○ Warsak Dam:
■ Located on the Kabul River, northwest of Peshawar in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.