Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River near the town of Khanpur (NWFP), about 25 miles (40 km) from Islamabad, Pakistan. It forms Khanpur Lake, a reservoir which supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the agricultural and industrial areas surrounding the cities.
The dam was built by Field Marshall Ayub Khan whos son Gohar Ayub had a grudge with local feudal Chief of Gakhars, Sultan Raja Erij Zaman Khan and Raja Sikander Zaman. The dam was beleived by many as a way for Ayub Khan to settle the political score with Ghakhars.
The dam was completed in 1983 after a 15 year construction period believed to have cost Rs. 1,352 million. It is 167 feet (51 m) high and stores 110,000 acre feet (140,000,000 m³) of water.[1]
Pictures of Khanpur Dam
References
- ^ "Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, Dams". Retrieved 2006-10-30.