Bhimber Dam

Bhimber Dam
CountryPakistan
LocationBhimber District, Azad Kashmir
PurposePower
StatusProposed
Construction beganJanuary, 2023 (expected)
Opening dateDecember, 2025
Construction costRs. 86.089 million
Operator(s)WAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill and Rock-fill dam
ImpoundsBhimber Nullah
Height (foundation)60.96 m
Reservoir
Active capacity28,700 AF
Installed capacity0.5 MW

Bhimber Dam is a proposed dam to be built over Bhimber Nullah located in Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[1][2][3]

The project is located on Bhimber Nullah about 10 km u/s of Bhimber-Gujrat Road Bridge in District Bhimber, Azad Kashmir. The proposed commencement date is January 2023 and it is to be completed by December 2025.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Bhimber Dam Project". www.wapda.gov.pk.
  2. ^ "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:-نالہ بھمبر پر منی ڈیم فوری تعمیر کیا جائے ، چوہدری علی اختر". Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-.
  3. ^ "Senate panel resents delay in Khisar dam project". The Express Tribune. February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Wapda". wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. ^ "2MW capacity Bhimber Dam project to be completed by 2024". 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-28.