Dam Construction | MCQs

Explanation

• The construction of Mangla Dam was started in 1962 and completed in 1967.
• It is an earth-filled embankment dam with a height of 147 meters and a length of 3,140 meters.
• It is situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
• It is the sixth-largest dam in the world.

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Mohmand Dam

Inaugurated by: Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 2, 2019

Expected Completion: November 2024

Type: Multi-purpose concrete-faced rock-filled dam

Location: Swat River, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Construction Cost: ₨340 billion (US$1.2 billion)

Explanation

The Kotri Barrage is also known as the Ghulam Muhammad Barrage.

It is located near Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan.

It was completed in 1955.

It is situated on the Indus River between Jamshoro and Hyderabad.

It is with four feeder canals—three on the left and one on the right bank—diverting water, including to Karachi.

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Mirani Dam is in Kech District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Mirani Dam is located in the Dashat river

Mirani Dam was completed in July 2006 and began impounding the Dasht River in August 2006.

The feasibility report of the Mirani dam project was first completed in 1956. 

Mirani Dam was commissioned by(WAPDA) in 2001 to provide water for Gwadar city. 

The Length of Mirani Dam is 3,350 ft (1,020 m)

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FIA CBT VU PAPER 22-12-2021

Explanation

Tanda Dam or Tanda Lake is a small dam

Tanda Dam is also a lake view park located in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the province of Pakistan

It became operational on 17 July 1967,

 it was inaugurated by President Ayub Khan in 1962

Tanda Lake is a protected site under the Ramsar Convention

 It was included as a Ramsar site on July 23, 1976

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ND10-1-2023

Explanation

Location Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Construction began 02 May 2019

Opening date Nov 2024