Akhori Dam

Akhori Dam
Official name	Akhori Dam (proposed)
Location	Across Nandnakas near Akhori village about 28 KM east of AttockPunjab
Construction began	Study Complete
Construction cost	$1.6 Billion Est.
Dam and spillways
Height	122 meters (400 Ft)
Length	5.16 Km (3.23 Miles)
Impounds	Haro River
Reservoir
Creates	Akhori reservoir
Capacity	8.6 billion cubic meters (seven million acres feet)
Power station
Installed capacity	600 MW (proposed)
Website AKHORI DAM

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     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.