Misplaced Pages

Papin Dam

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Dam in Rawalpindi District, Punjab
Papin Dam
CountryPakistan
LocationChak Beli Khan, Rawalpindi District, Punjab
Statusunderconstruction
Construction beganJuly, 2009
Opening date2023
Construction costRs. 8,609 Million
Operator(s)WAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete Gravity

Papin Dam is a proposed dam located in Papin village of Chak Beli Khan in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. The dam is located on a tributary of Soan River.

It will help alleviate the problem of water scarcity in Chak Beli Khan and its surrounding areas.

References

  1. "Construction work on Rawalpindi dams to be completed by 2023". 7 June 2021.
  2. "Papin Dam Project".
  3. "Next budget to include 12 dams for Pindi division". 6 February 2021.
  4. "11 Small Dams Being Constructed In Rwp Division". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. "13 dams approved to ease water crisis". The Express Tribune. 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
Dams in Pakistan
Azad Kashmir
Balochistan
Gilgit-Baltistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Sindh


Stub icon

This article about a dam or floodgate in Pakistan is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: