Alternatives of kalabagh dam if you have some fields and you would like to irrigate them. Intensely debated and deemed a necessity since its inception, if constructed the dam would have 3,600 megawatts 4,800,000 hp of electricity generation capacity. In december 2004, general pervez musharraf, president of pakistan, announced that he would build the dam in the larger interest of pakistan. Case study of kalabagh dam project in pakistan abstract the horrible flood of 2010. Download scientific diagram map of kalabagh dam from publication. The water and power development authority wapda will be readyfor the construction of kalabagh dam by june 2004, said a senior official onthursday.
This presentation is not a pie in the sky presentation, but an actual presentation given to wapda in 20102011. Kalabagh dam 1 kalabagh dam irfan arshad ir department university of sargodha pakistan 2 introduction. The reason for the deadlock has been the proposed kalabagh dam, a bone of. Plans to build the kalabagh hydroelectric dam was proposed by the government in 1984 in the context of punjabs increasing demand for water and electricity caused by urbanization, industry and population growth. This dam will be constructed near mianwali at about 20 km away from kalabagh. To be very exact, khyber pakthunkhwa believes kalabagah dam. Unfortunately, the conflict dynamics of kalabagh dam. Suppose, we have an overview on the description and the sizes of the dam for which it is recognized as the main dam. It is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the indus river at kalabagh in the mianwali district of punjab, pakistan. Kalabagh dam is a dam, which features one of the distinctive type of earth, fills dam in which the zoned fill ridge is accomplished with the help of mud and core. But still the dam is not constructed because of many reasons.
Wapda can start construction of kalabagh dam september 12, 2003by nadeem malikislamabad. Kalabagh dam, from engineering point of view, is located at the most feasible location in pakistan on indus. You might have been hearing since long that the opposition from different provinces makes the kalabagh dam project case look weak. Moreover, the surface backwater effect of kalabagh.
Ppp government announced it intends to abandon the kalabagh dam. Water in you r tube well sometimes more sometimes less. The ten deadliest snakes in the world with steve irwin real wild documentary duration. Map of kalabagh dam download scientific diagram researchgate. Kalabagh is situated in mianwali district of punjab.
It states issues and other things about kalabagh dam in pakistan. The water and power development authority wapda on tuesday termed sindh, khyber pakhtunkhawa and balochistans objections against the construction of the kalabagh dam baseless. G 10 kalabagh dam and political pressures the kalabagh controversy refuses to go away, even in its abandoning. Pdf feasibility study of kalabagh dam pakistan researchgate. Kalabagh dam is the proposed hydroelectric dam project on indus river at kalabagh in mianwali district in punjab.
Like the kalabagh dam, sindh is likely to have serious reservations about the akhori dam, analysts say. Kalabagh dam is among the proposed dams in pakistan since 1987. I have designed a flood control system for pakistan, that can handle upto 50% bigger floods than 2010 floods. Many consultants worked on the feasibility studies of this dam and have provided much information on the merits and demerits of kalabagh dam.
It is hated by those weaned on the staple diet of visceral anger pandering more to prejudice than logic. Kalabagh dam presentation scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Court urges construction of diamerbhasha, mohmand dams as next best options after kalabagh dam in light of acute water shortage faced by pakistan, the supreme court sc on tuesday. On may 26, 2008, federal minister for water and power of pakistan, raja pervez ashraf, said that the kalabagh dam. Kalabagh dam of pakistan is very important, there are many produce megawatts electricity with help of dam. Pakistani people are wondering when we are able to build the kalabagh dam. Construction of kalabagh dam critical in fight against. Analytical approach is adopted in the presentation of arguments. The kalabagh dam site is located about 194 km ds of tarbela dam and 16 km us of kalabagh town. The kalabagh dam project was approved by the technical committee on water resources 20032005. Organizations which drain out the water, such as, national drainage program. The akhori reservoir would be built taking in water from three rivers, the indus, kabul and.
The issue of the kalabagh dam environmental sciences essay. Their most popular arguments include damage to the indus delta and animal habitat. Key facts kalabagh dam retention level 915 feet main spillway capacity 1,070,000 cubic feets design flood discharge 1,920,000 cubic feets hydropower generation 3. Intensely debated, if constructed the dam would have 3,600 megawatts 4,800,000 hp of electricity generation capacity. As it appears, it would not get resolved in future either and keep haunting the nation. Pti government announced the construction of kalabagh dam. At the same time with words fastest growing population estimated to touch 150 million. Analysis of the future and the construction of kalabagh dam. If constructed the dam would have 3600 megawatts 4,800,000 hp of electricity generation. We can get low cost electricity through this dam as we.
Construction of kalabagh dam background paper 170611. Storage capacity retention level power facilities estimated cost. Impact of kalabagh dam as simulated by the indus basin model revised, two. According to a study, at least 5,000 cusecs of water are required daily throughout the year for the delta to blosso. Kalabagh dam is one of the most hated dams in the country. The plan of construction of this dam was chalked out in 1954 but due to non availability of funds and non settlement of distribution of its water between four provinces its construction is delayed. Kala bagh dam project introduction irrigated agricultural is the backbone of pakistans economy. Pakistan is already one of the most waterstressed countries in the world, a situation which is going to degrade into outright water scarcity due to high population growth. Kalabagh dam aka kb dam is one of the most controversial topics of pakistan. A schematic presentation of glacier, rain, and snowfed basins. This project is of paramount significance for pakistan which is being scrapped due to.
Geographic coordinates of proposed location are 32. The opposition groups, who are against the construction of kalabagh dam, often. Impact assessment of hydroclimatic change on water stress in the. The anti kalabagh school contends that the kalabagh dam will have devastating consequences for the environment. Wapda can start construction of kalabagh dam pakistan. Ppt kalabagh dam powerpoint presentation free to download id. Kalabagh dam is the need of every pakistani nationalist. The kalabagh dam project is located near the forests where there is a huge amount of wildlife as well as trees necessary for mans survival in that area. Mit joint program for the science and policy of global change. But, the crux of the matter is, kalabagh dam would have provided raised diversion of floods to a mega dam planned with preliminary feasibility studies and designs in the lower punjabupper sindh. Kalabagh dam is to be an earth fill 265 feet high, with water reservoir capacity of 6.
The feasibility of the kalabagh dam is not the issue, because the paper work and other important details about water storage and power generation project over river indus at kalabagh were prepared a long time ago. Kalabagh dam issues with advantages and disadvantages. The dam site is linked by a railway line and road which are passing near a distance of approximately km with the site. Feasibility of akhori dam, alternate to kalabagh, ready. The kalabagh dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the indus river at kalabagh in the mianwali district of punjab province in pakistan. Pakistan can get great benefit of building kalabagh dam. However, on 26 may 2008, the federal minister for water and power of pakistan, raja pervez ashraf, said that the kalabagh dam. Muhammad jabbar2 summary due to rise in pakistans population, pressure on its water resources is building up. In december 2004, then president of pakistan general pervez musharraf announced that he would build the dam to serve the larger interest of pakistan.
Sikhs conquered the kalabagh state in 1822 but later british restored the kalabagh. Technically the slope stability analysis of the proposed model is done using latest software namely slide. Cjp nisar in response to the arguments against the kalabagh dam construction. In 2006 it is expected to be constructed as the matter is being discussed vigorously. Kalabagh dam kalabagh powerpoint ppt presentation free to view dam gate, vertical dam gate dam fabrication company dam gate.
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