Mohmand Dam Project History-Struggle-Progress & Constructions

The 800MW Mohmand hydropower Dam project is being constructed on the Swat River in the Mohmand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, Pakistan. The project involves the construction of a dam and an integrated powerhouse. The hydel power project will include a 213m-high concrete-faced rock-filled dam and two 3,317m-long low-level river diversion outlets with a diameter of 15m. The dam will feature seven radial gates with a width of 15m and height of 21m. --------------- Please Subscribe youtube channel for more videos: ---------------- Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) of Pakistan is the implementing authority of the project. The dam was proposed in the early-2000s, but work related to the project was started in 2017 upon completion of detailed engineering and design. The hydropower project was approved in March 2019 with an estimated investment of PKR309bn ($). The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held in May 2019, whil