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Dandy Dam

Coordinates: 33°03′49.21″N 70°00′26.66″E / 33.0636694°N 70.0074056°E / 33.0636694; 70.0074056
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Dandy Dam
Dandy Dam is located in Pakistan
Dandy Dam
Location of Dandy Dam in Pakistan
CountryPakistan
LocationNorth Waziristan Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates33°03′49.21″N 70°00′26.66″E / 33.0636694°N 70.0074056°E / 33.0636694; 70.0074056
StatusOperational
Construction began2008
Opening date2011
Construction costPKR 553 million
Owner(s)Government of Pakistan
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth Filled
Height101 feet
Length1764 feet
Reservoir
Total capacity2907 acre feet
Catchment area67.979 square miles

Dandy Dam is small earth-filled dam in what was previously the North Waziristan District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Construction was started in 2008 and completed in 2011 at a cost of PKR 553 million.[1] The dam has a height of 101 feet, covered a length of around 1764 feet, with water storage capacity of 2907 acre feet.[2] The dam irrigates around 2000 acres.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "FATA Development Authority » Dandy Small Dam North Waziristan Agency". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. ^ Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan – sohni dharti : sohni dharti Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land in Waziristan
  4. ^ "Waziristan Dandy Dam to irrigate 2,000 acres land". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.