kalabagh dam of pakistan

1. KALABAAG DAM
BSCS-1(B) MORNING
UIIT-ARID AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITY RWP

2. PRESENTERS
RIZWAN AHMED MUGHAL
MUHAMMAD MUSTANIS
MUZAMMIL AHMED

3. INTRODUCTION
The dam is a proposed Hydroelectric dam on the
Indus river at kalabaag in Mianwali
Electricity Generation
capacity
Water storage
capacity
COST
• 3600 megawatts
• 12 billion units
• 6.5 million acre feet of water
• to cultivate seven million acres of
currently barren land of pakistan
• EstimatedTotal Investment (June 1997)
Rs. 250 Billion
• * June 1992 cost converted at Rs. 45 per
US dollar

4. History
• 1984 world bank and UNO contribution
• Gen zia ul haq reign
• Dec 2004 Perviez Musharraf reign
• May 2008
PROJECT BENEFITS
• Kalabagh would store surplus water in the flood season and make it available
for controlled utilization during the low flow season.
• 2010 Floods
• 8 million acre feet of water can be stored

5. IMPOTANCE FOR GDP OF PAKISTAN
3-4% INCREASE
IMPORTANCE FOR FOR ENERGY SECTOR
• Installed capacity
• Saving oil
• Per unit cost

6. IMPORTANCE IN NATOINAL INCOME
15% INCREASE
OBJECTIONS ON KALABAAG DAM
Misunderstanding b/w provinces
APPREHENSIONS
As part of controversy on Kalabagh Dam, a number of apprehensions/doubts have
been expressed both by upper (NWFP) and lower (Sindh)
riparian provinces. Most of these are based either on lack of information or hear
say. In addition, there have been reservations in the mind of some
quarters without any apparent rhyme or reason. Consequently, the Project has
been thoroughly reviewed and revised/modified to remove the
apprehensions and doubts, which in the past may have blocked its implementation

7. Apprehensions of NWFP
i) It is feared that historic flooding of PeshawarValley including Nowshera
town would be aggravated in the event of recurrence of 1929
record flood.
ii) Drainages of surrounding area of Mardan, Pabbi and Swabi plains would
be adversely affected by the reservoir thus creating waterlogging
and salinity.
iii) Operation of Mardan SCARP would be adversely affected.
iv) Fertile culturable land would be submerged.
v) Large number of people would be displaced.

8. Apprehensions of Sindh
i)The anxiety that the project would render Sindh into a desert.
ii)There would be no surplus water to fill Kalabagh reservoir.
iii) High level outlets would be used to divert water from the reservoir.
iv) Cultivation in rive rain (Sailaba) areas would be adversely affected.
v) Sea water intrusion in Indus estuary would accentuate.
vi) Mangrove forest, which are already threatened, would be further
affected adversely.
vii) Fish production and drinking water supply below Kotri would be
adversely affected.

9. MUSTANIS HARAL

10. CURRENT SITUATION OF KALABAAG DAM’S
MACHINERY

11. INVOLVEMENT OF INDIA
“India spensing RS 19 billion on media targeting
kalabaag dam and terrorism in Pakistan” (Ib source)
Funding to political parties to influence the political
pressure on government who talks on kalabaag dam

12. Losses to Pakistan due to non
construction of KBD
• Load shedding
• Loss of 180 billion annully
• Difficulty in flood control
• Many others

13. CONCLUSION
The kalabaag dam is not only beneficial to Punjab but it
would be more helpful in erasing to poverty from
KPK,as it would irrigate 800000 of cultivable land that is
located 100-150 feet above the level of Indus.
It is ready to construct,but it is
impossible to construct due to
political eye view.